Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: Typical Mac users Date: 9 Apr 2026 19:14:43 GMT Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <10r65k8$3pmph$1@dont-email.me> <10r667u$3ohtf$3@dont-email.me> <10r6a2j$3r417$1@dont-email.me> <10r6iq0$3td01$2@dont-email.me> <10r7tos$81fi$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net jgT5AcV7mPF6kh76xIYovw8tGSNvLW7Cvi1MxI4jEhyfeiM3xG Cancel-Lock: sha1:GbGqfPsrHtpif6FhyalEqEetWm8= sha256:Rq3wPCXIwBModcKMTfVKTLGlYGnvJ+8a5SSe8udm2fA= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:85628 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:144418 On Thu, 9 Apr 2026 12:07:24 +0200, John Bokma wrote: > On 08/04/2026 23:54, Rich wrote: >> In comp.os.linux.misc John Bokma 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" > > Not everyone who develops on a mac registers. I am not registered nor > are my co-workers. No idea how large that pool is. Do you develop internal applications? Can macs install third party software without going through the Apple store? I'm not familiar with the ecosystem but our attempt at an iOS app was dropped because of the store requirements. it wasn't worth the time to jump through the hoops.