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Really? Most users I have come across are not developers. A high proportion of developers use it, but the proportion of users who are developrrs is quire low.
by graemep 2y ago
Really? Most users I have come across are not developers. A high proportion of developers use it, but the proportion of users who are developrrs is quire low.
- cbzbc 2y agoI think you'd have got a much smaller eco-system of third party apps for MacOS (think omnigraffle etc). Whether that would have made a substantive difference I can't say.
- actionfromafar 2y agoDevelopers drive adoption (not least by creating software) and high specs.
- graemep 2y agoYes, but those developing for Apple OSes would have adopted whatever OS Apple used. The developer who pick it because it is a Unix are people who developer for Unix like OSes, mostly for servers, so they mostly do not produce software that drives adoption by people who are not developers.
- actionfromafar 2y agoThis is true. Only upside I can see is that the developer tools available for "unix-ish" system were really strong (if clunky at times).
- bigstrat2003 2y agoI don't even think it's true that a high proportion of developers use Macs. My guess would be that most developers use Windows, because most developers work for corporations and most corporations issue Windows machines to all employees. Companies which offer a choice are in the minority.