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Only Apple products there - why tailor to the minority? Globally Apple has around twenty-something percent of smartphones, thirty-something percent of tablets a

Only Apple products there - why tailor to the minority? Globally Apple has around twenty-something percent of smartphones, thirty-something percent of tablets and ten-something percent of 'PC's'. You wouldn't suspect if you looked at the media though where it often is Apple or bust. I never understood this herd mentality and I still don't. People will start dropping Android screenshots in your iProducts, Xmonad runninng on Macs (OK, that is plausible but still...), Windows will suddenly magically run on more iProducts, etc. Diversity is good. Apple is not very diverse. Why not add something else?

codereflection 13y ago
You didn't look far enough. There are Androids and Windows Phones / Tablets to the right.
- Yetanfou 13y ago
  Ah, better. Now mix them so there is no selection bias.
  - ceeK 13y ago
    Surely it would make more sense to group them? If I'm going to be creating a universal application for iOS, it would be much easier to see all the available options. That said, I do think the other platforms should be given some sort of visibility to show that they're actually present.
- vacri 13y ago
  I looked far enough. There are very few, especially compared to the endless procession of Apple products, and there are not desktops or laptops.
crazygringo 13y ago
Simple: - Apple hardware looks better (regardless of what you think of the rest of it) - Apple hardware is less distracting (more minimalist than most non-Apple stuff) so the focus is on the product itself - Apple has the single most common hardware models (Android may be more common overall, but the iPhone is more popular than any single Android device). I mean really, who wants to have their app surrounded by some clunky boxy Dell laptop? You're basically sending the message of "look at how out-of-date we are". It's not about market share of devices, it's about perception of your product.
- philtar 13y ago
  Maybe someone wants to send the message of "We're available on Windows/Android only" It's not just about looks, y'know.

codereflection 13y ago

You didn't look far enough. There are Androids and Windows Phones / Tablets to the right.

Yetanfou 13y ago
Ah, better. Now mix them so there is no selection bias.
- ceeK 13y ago
  Surely it would make more sense to group them? If I'm going to be creating a universal application for iOS, it would be much easier to see all the available options. That said, I do think the other platforms should be given some sort of visibility to show that they're actually present.
vacri 13y ago
I looked far enough. There are very few, especially compared to the endless procession of Apple products, and there are not desktops or laptops.

crazygringo 13y ago

Simple: - Apple hardware looks better (regardless of what you think of the rest of it) - Apple hardware is less distracting (more minimalist than most non-Apple stuff) so the focus is on the product itself - Apple has the single most common hardware models (Android may be more common overall, but the iPhone is more popular than any single Android device). I mean really, who wants to have their app surrounded by some clunky boxy Dell laptop? You're basically sending the message of "look at how out-of-date we are". It's not about market share of devices, it's about perception of your product.

philtar 13y ago
Maybe someone wants to send the message of "We're available on Windows/Android only" It's not just about looks, y'know.