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Re:SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transi... by doomlaser on Thursday June 13, 2019 @11:03AM (#20175548)
On the Mac, it's a bit different. Take a look a longtime Mac software boutiques like Panic and Rogue Amoeba.
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Re:SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transi... by tonyedgecombe on Thursday June 13, 2019 @11:25AM (#20175762)
It's interesting that I can't reel off Windows equivalents of those companies. Where are the companies that embrace the and celebrate the Windows platform like Panic or Omni Group?
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Re:SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transi... by addicted on Thursday June 13, 2019 @12:35PM (#20176475)
There really is very little to celebrate in Windows. OSX had/has a belief in quality (even if Apple didn’t always live up to it, and lately they’ve shredded the HIG altogether) that inspired devotion in a way Windows never could.

In addition, OSX has always had a strong culture of customers willing to pay for quality software, that has allowed independent smaller companies to flourish. There is no such equivalent in Windows. The Windows culture appears to be one of providing shareware, that was cracked and used for free by individuals, and developers were ok with it because they actually made money from enterprise users who would pay up.

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Re:SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transi... by chenster on Thursday June 13, 2019 @03:50PM (#20178033)
I disbelieve having software cracked are favorable by any developers who spent countless sleepless nights coding with sweat and blood
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Re:SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transi... by avtar on Thursday June 13, 2019 @01:25PM (#20176928)
Not a multi-person company like the ones mentioned but Bvckup https://bvckup2.com/ and its developer comes to mind, especially for their dedication and attention to detail https://bvckup2.com/wip/
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Re:SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transi... by dnh44 on Thursday June 13, 2019 @02:13PM (#20177306)
StarDock maybe?
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Re:SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transi... by twoodfin on Thursday June 13, 2019 @03:22PM (#20177825)
Weren’t they originally an OS/2 shop?
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Re:SwiftUI and Catalyst: Apple executes its invisible transi... by dnh44 on Thursday June 13, 2019 @03:46PM (#20178003)
Yes they were that’s how I know them. Object Desktop was quite nice.

They moved away from OS/2 around 2000 I think.

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