> They showed time and again that they don't want a too-wide developer audience.
Indeed. And that is (one reason) why Mac will never be more than a third-rate platform. As I said, they're shooting themselves in the foot.
Indeed. And that is (one reason) why Mac will never be more than a third-rate platform. As I said, they're shooting themselves in the foot.
Of course not 100% true but wherever I look its like >50% true at least.
Not to mention being the most valuable company in the world, sitting on _not_ the majority of users _but_ the majority of user revenue/wallet sizes, and having more cash to spend at hand than nearly every other company in the world has in total revenue, to the point of surpassing small/medium countries' GDP.
So far, "shooting themselves in the foot" I would not 100% agree with. And depending who you're asking, the Mac is the #1 platform, and is even growing since M1 chip releases.
Can you elaborate what you mean by shooting themselves in the foot?
Do you see them as a centipede who sacrificed one foot in exchange for all the riches in the world?
Or do you mean that if they were more open to developers they'd somehow be even bigger? What's bigger than a trillion dollar company? Would they be intergalactic?
Microsoft's money, buying NexT instead of Be, NeXT employees takeover from inside, having Steve Jobs back at the helm, ...
I don't think they are currently successful in the computer business. Them making shiton of money on overpriced mobile fashion doesn't really change that.