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0 pointskuschku8y ago0 comments

I never developed for iOS, because a platform that has in my home market (the EU) a marketshare similar to what Windows Phone 7 had in the US (below 15%) is useless. Especially when development starts upwards of $3000.

I’m comparing between developing on Google devices, and non-Google devices.

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lorenzhs8y ago

Your numbers are incorrect, iOS market share is around 22% in the EU5 (GB, DE, FR, IT, ES) according to https://www.kantarworldpanel.com/global/News/iOS-and-Android.... And according to https://www.kantarworldpanel.com/global/smartphone-os-market... Windows Phone's market share (as opposed to device sales) in the US peaked at 5.6% in 2013. That's a factor of 4. You may not like iOS, and there's nothing wrong with not considering a platform for ideological reasons, but it's not irrelevant.

Also, a used Mac Mini isn't $3000.

kuschkuOP8y ago

My numbers are those the EU Antitrust committee recently published. Below 15% was the number they used as argument for why Android is a monopoly.

> Also, a used Mac Mini isn't $3000.

A Mac Mini that’s still under warranty, and an iPhone, and some years of Apple Developer fees, are.

lorenzhs8y ago

A new mac Mini with 8GB RAM is 819€ in Germany. A new iPhone 7 32GB is 759€. That's 1578€, or $1880. Add a one-year developer subscription and you're still below $2000. Your claim is just plain wrong.

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0 pointskuschku8y ago0 comments

I’m comparing between developing on Google devices, and non-Google devices.

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lorenzhs8y ago

Also, a used Mac Mini isn't $3000.

kuschkuOP8y ago

My numbers are those the EU Antitrust committee recently published. Below 15% was the number they used as argument for why Android is a monopoly.

> Also, a used Mac Mini isn't $3000.

A Mac Mini that’s still under warranty, and an iPhone, and some years of Apple Developer fees, are.

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