When I was typing that comment, I was actually going to elaborate on this point, but decided not to for brevity.
The reality is, if a developer can generate greater reach, it gives more options to the consumer. And so in that regard it does solve a problem for the end user - they have more software options to choose from. Perhaps there is more competition, which I think we can all probably agree is good for users.
Sure, I get that it's important for your product to attract developers in order to present a thriving software ecosystem to the users. It is, but the users don't care how you do it. So marketing developer-centric features to end users is a waste of time and money.
Re:PureOS is convergent
by ascii_only on Thursday March 07, 2019 @11:05AM
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But their market audience are developers/power users.
I'm a developer/power user and I don't find the product very compelling. I'm not a mobile developer though. I see my phone as an appliance: I just want it to work (and it does that very well, with the exception of touchID).
My laptop is where I do all of my serious computing. I have no desire to run bash or vim or tmux on my phone.
I think the GP meant to ask "what problem does this solve for end users?" It's hard to market to consumers if your primary differentiator is only useful to developers.