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Re:New MacBook Pro outsold every competing laptop in just fi... by std_throwaway on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:34PM (#12912435)
Yet, we all know what happens to companies who lose their developers. It just takes a few years to materialize.
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Re:New MacBook Pro outsold every competing laptop in just fi... by daveFNbuck on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:40PM (#12912506)
There's a difference between losing your developers and losing the developer market. Plenty of companies thrive without targeting the developer market.
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Re:New MacBook Pro outsold every competing laptop in just fi... by hyperbovine on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:43PM (#12912543)
I'll bet you those companies don't hold a monopoly on the platform, though.
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Re:New MacBook Pro outsold every competing laptop in just fi... by matthewking on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @12:39PM (#12912499)
Maybe Apple need Steve Ballmer to remind them what's important ;)
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