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> “Drastically?” The vast majority of the web developers I know use OS X. I'm guessing most (all?) the developers you know work in the US? Mac OS is close to

by laureny 13y ago

> “Drastically?” The vast majority of the web developers I know use OS X. I'm guessing most (all?) the developers you know work in the US? Mac OS is close to nonexistent in that area in the rest of the world. Trying to sell an app competing against a free product from Google is already challenging enough, you should seriously consider the original advice and extend your tool to work on Windows as well.

nadnerb 13y ago
By 'rest of the world' you must be discounting Australia then ;)
- sjwright 13y ago
  As an Australian, I've always thought of our country as the real-world embodiment of what Americans believe when they think of their own country...
  - seanmcdirmid 13y ago
    I visited Bali once and as an American, had an identity crisis looking in the mirror at all the Australian tourists.
rimantas 13y ago
> Mac OS is close to nonexistent in that area in the rest > of the world. I guess you dont't live in the rest of the world. I am from a small exUSSR country in the Europe and while I would not claim majority for OS X but to claim that it is nonexistent is very wrong. My last company (Java/PHP/Frontend) was Mac-only. In the current company the majority is on Macs (that includes Android and WP developers).
digitalengineer 13y ago
Dutchman here. Most designers use MacOsX here. Developers go with Windows. Design-savy or iOS developers use both.
- Cthulhu_ 13y ago
  Also Dutch here. Developers go with Windows if they do not get a choice; unfortunately, most major companies demand everyone uses Windows. I'm fortunate to be working for a consultancy company that just gives everyone a budget to buy their computer. Most people have a Macbook, with the odd exception that simply has a hatred for Apple or can't get used to it. I would argue that development tools are much better for OSX. It's like Linux, but usable. A lot of commandline tools just work out of the box under OSX, where you have to go through hoops, hope there's a port, or install a bash emulator under Windows. Of course, .NET developers will be using Windows.
lmacsen 13y ago
I am from an eastern Europe country and most of developers and designers use Mac OS.
rtdp 13y ago
I do agree here. I do develop in India, and rarely i meet people with Mac. Most devs use linux and most html and UI guys go with windows.
welly 13y ago
Really? My last web developer position in Australia was in an office full of Macs. My web developer position previous to that was in New Zealand was in an office full of Macs. My current position here in the UK is in an office full of Macs. Every web development house I've ever worked for, contracted with or freelanced with has been in an office full of Macs.
Nekorosu 13y ago
Moscow, Russia – Macs everywhere. Odessa, Ukraine – a lot of Macs and more are coming. And this is a two year old observation.
gmazzotti 13y ago
Uruguay here: All designers use Mac OS, developers use Windows or Linux
seanmcdirmid 13y ago
Most web developers/designers in china use OS X also.

by laureny 13y ago

nadnerb 13y ago

By 'rest of the world' you must be discounting Australia then ;)

sjwright 13y ago
As an Australian, I've always thought of our country as the real-world embodiment of what Americans believe when they think of their own country...
- seanmcdirmid 13y ago
  I visited Bali once and as an American, had an identity crisis looking in the mirror at all the Australian tourists.

rimantas 13y ago

> Mac OS is close to nonexistent in that area in the rest > of the world. I guess you dont't live in the rest of the world. I am from a small exUSSR country in the Europe and while I would not claim majority for OS X but to claim that it is nonexistent is very wrong. My last company (Java/PHP/Frontend) was Mac-only. In the current company the majority is on Macs (that includes Android and WP developers).

digitalengineer 13y ago

Dutchman here. Most designers use MacOsX here. Developers go with Windows. Design-savy or iOS developers use both.

Cthulhu_ 13y ago
Also Dutch here. Developers go with Windows if they do not get a choice; unfortunately, most major companies demand everyone uses Windows. I'm fortunate to be working for a consultancy company that just gives everyone a budget to buy their computer. Most people have a Macbook, with the odd exception that simply has a hatred for Apple or can't get used to it. I would argue that development tools are much better for OSX. It's like Linux, but usable. A lot of commandline tools just work out of the box under OSX, where you have to go through hoops, hope there's a port, or install a bash emulator under Windows. Of course, .NET developers will be using Windows.

lmacsen 13y ago

I am from an eastern Europe country and most of developers and designers use Mac OS.

rtdp 13y ago

I do agree here. I do develop in India, and rarely i meet people with Mac. Most devs use linux and most html and UI guys go with windows.

welly 13y ago

Really? My last web developer position in Australia was in an office full of Macs. My web developer position previous to that was in New Zealand was in an office full of Macs. My current position here in the UK is in an office full of Macs. Every web development house I've ever worked for, contracted with or freelanced with has been in an office full of Macs.

Nekorosu 13y ago

Moscow, Russia – Macs everywhere. Odessa, Ukraine – a lot of Macs and more are coming. And this is a two year old observation.

gmazzotti 13y ago

Uruguay here: All designers use Mac OS, developers use Windows or Linux

seanmcdirmid 13y ago

Most web developers/designers in china use OS X also.