Hi, One interesting point I see being raised over and over here is that developing for Mac adds cost on the developer's end. Without denying that statement, I'm curious to know what is meant here: - Cost of a physical Mac (because you don't like VirtualBox). - Cost of an Apple developer account (because you don't like cross-platform technologies). - Time spent learning Objective-C (because again you don't fancy going cross-platform in some other way). - Extra time spent optimizing your app for Mac OS (because the cross-platform tools you use turned out not to be as cross-platform as you believed).
What about Linux: do you think that supporting that operating system adds an equal amount to your bill as would Mac OS? What if you owned only a Mac, developed only for Mac, and wanted to port to Windows? Davy -----Original Message----- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 12:38 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question Che, Thanks for this well thought outpost and the information it provides. I believe Mac OS is about 10% to 12% of the market now, but either way you cut the cookie you are right. Windows is clearly the lion's share of the market and no matter how much of an Apple fan boy or Linux fan boy a developer is those operating systems aren't anywhere near being a truly financially viable choice for a developer. It is even worse if it is an adaptive product which is for a minority market within a minority market. Cheers! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
