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Oct 30, 2010 / 7:47pm

The Mac App Store isn't for today's Mac developers

One of the reasons the iOS App Store is so successful is that app-buying has become a form of casual, routine entertainment for iPhone and iPad owners. We gladly go and browse the App Store even when we don’t “need” anything at the moment, with the intention of going and spending a few bucks on whatever’s new that looks good.
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The author of Instapaper speculates about implications of Mac App Store for users and app developers.

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Oct 29, 2010 / 11:14pm

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Apple has nothing to earn and everything to lose by open-sourcing its JDK, so don’t hold your breath.
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Apple discontinuous development of Java Virtual Machine for Mac, effectively killing Java on this platform.

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May 21, 2010 / 10:40pm

The state of Mac and Linux gaming - Wolfire Games Blog

If we multiply the initial market share for each platform by their increased spending (4x for Mac and 6x for Linux), and adjust to add up to 100%, we get this effective market share: 75% Windows, 20% Mac, 5% Linux
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There are no miracles and share of Macs in gaming market is tiny, but I do believe it's bigger than number of published mainstream games would suggest. Hopefully Steam will clear the path.

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