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Sure, the games are good, but there's enough games for iOS & OS X out there; remember, Apple only creates software as a reason to persuade people to buy more ha
by 2muchcoffeeman 13y ago
Sure, the games are good, but there's enough games for iOS & OS X out there; remember, Apple only creates software as a reason to persuade people to buy more hardware, and there's certainly enough compatible games out there to make that happen.
At the moment. Apple's collective online stores have been generating more and more revenue. It would not be surprising if Apple expands it's own software production beyond it's professional tools and iWorks.
But I agree with your first sentiment. What prompted this article in the first place?
- ctdonath 13y agoThose professional tools and iWorks only exist to persuasively fill a gap which others are not adequately filling. Final Cut etc are quality gutsy products needed because nobody else is going to put that much effort into selling at that low a price on a platform otherwise not attractive enough to make enough money to fund the venture; those are loss leaders for showing "this hardware is AWESOME, the kind of thing you need as the centerpiece of your studio/whatever". iWorks is cheap enough and good enough to provide basic tools most people need without putting in the effort & cost to match MS Office, which is available and which most people willing to pay that much will buy anyway. There's enough games available to make iOS a leading gaming platform, with no need for Apple to jump in. Apple does as little software production as possible, done only to sell more hardware when necessary. Prime apps like Remote and Apple Store are obvious focus, yet Apple has been amazingly negligent; Apple really has very few application developers and has little interest in expanding their number.