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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Typical Mac users
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On Wed, 8 Apr 2026 21:54:08 -0000 (UTC)
Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:

> > A user base of 100+ million and 34 million registered devs gives
> > 34% of its user base developing something using a Mac (I don't know
> > if one can actually develop an iOS/iPad app completely on an iPad).
> 
> Which leaves 66% (100 minus 34) of the user base that do not "develop 
> software" and instead likely "develop other outputs", i.e., artwork 
> using photoshop, videos using whatever video creation tools exist for 
> the mac, etc.  And to that 66% the computer is a tool used to 
> accomplish whatever else it is they are doing/creating.

While you're correct, 34% is, if clearly a minority, a really very
*substantial* minority, much higher than I woulda guesstimated. I'm
sure that's skewed by the fact that iOS development requires ownership
of a Mac (so anyone selling a mobile app on Apple's platform is ipso
facto a Mac user,) but still. I'd be interested to compare with other
platforms (you can cross-develop for both Windows and *nix on either,
if you want,) but I expect it'd be harder to come by reliable numbers...