WWDC Developers: iPhone, iPad Yes, Mac No

I think this maybe because Mac's are being left behind. They no longer have anything thats outstandingly different or unique. When it comes to connectivity they are lacking, and the price difference here in the UK between a decent PC laptop and a Macbook is shocking, two to three times the price in some cases. You compare the specs, mostly similar then the price tag. No chance mate! I haven't used a Mac in sometime, till last week but my first impression was how heavy they were, and they only come in silver. On the train up to Glasgow I did see someone using an iphone 4 and was leaning on an ipad. This did suprise me as he hadn't been mugged yet, though he did sound foreign.. Simply they have had the ground swept from under them by their own stablemates, overpriced and by having a keyboard - too complicated. Developers see this and just go where the rich pickings are to had. I jest about being mugged on our local train, each table now has two powerpoints for laptops. So now there is no excuse for not doing work on the train before you get to the office. I thought computers were meant to make life easier.

You are such a tool, Paul. All this survey demonstrates is that mobile developers do not write desktop software. The only reason the respondents were asked about software for the the Mac is because of the Mac App Store. They would have been asked about Windows development if there were such a thing as the Windows App Store. But alas, such a thing does not exist yet exist. Never fear though, Microsoft's photocopiers are running at full speed so we can expect the Windows App Marketplace to launch in 18 months or so. FYI... There are plenty of developers for the Mac App Store. there are also plenty of paying customers. The Mac App Store has become the number one PC software retailer in the world. Paul, you live in a bizarro world in which Microsoft is still relevant and Apple is failing. You are 10 years out of touch, sir.

Paul, it seems this is a case of selectively reporting data to fit the story you hoped the data told, not the one it actually did. First, it seems a bit discourteous for you not to link to the original Apple Insider article that you referenced. But I quickly realized that the reason for not doing so was that, second, if someone did read the original, he or she could easily see that you left out certain bits of the survey data to support your conclusion. According to the same Apple Insider article, the poll only surveyed 45 WWDC 2011 attendees. That is, at most, 1 percent of all attendees. So the sample size is ridiculously small for you, or anyone else, to draw a meaningful conclusion from. In addition, iOS devs were the sole sample (as stated in the very first line of the article). Logically, most dedicated iOS devs are not dividing their time equally, or at all, between iOS and Mac development. They are two different OSes with different purposes. So, the fact that the survey's sample size was too small aside, only 7 percent of iOS devs ALSO focusing on the Mac isn't shocking, or tragic. It's just to be expected. If exclusively Mac devs had been surveyed, I'm sure the results in favor of Mac development would've been similar to that of iOS development. Hilarious.

Paul, it seems this is a case of selectively reporting data to fit the story you hoped the data told, not the one it actually did. First, it seems a bit discourteous for you not to link to the original Apple Insider article that you referenced. But I quickly realized that the reason for not doing so was that, second, if someone did read the original, he or she could easily see that you left out certain bits of the survey data to support your conclusion. According to the same Apple Insider article, the poll only surveyed 45 WWDC 2011 attendees. That is, at most, 1 percent of all attendees. So the sample size is ridiculously small for you, or anyone else, to draw a meaningful conclusion from. In addition, iOS devs were the sole sample (as stated in the very first line of the article). Logically, most dedicated iOS devs are not dividing their time equally, or at all, between iOS and Mac development. They are two different OSes with different purposes. So, the fact that the survey's sample size was too small aside, only 7 percent of iOS devs ALSO focusing on the Mac isn't shocking, or tragic. It's just to be expected. If exclusively Mac devs had been surveyed, I'm sure the results in favor of Mac development would've been similar to that of iOS development. Hilarious.