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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by lukifer on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:01PM (#25255956)
> Adobe’s customers almost certainly make up a bigger portion of Apple’s revenue than developers

Do we have any actual numbers on that? I feel like developers (and power-users generally) have internalized this notion that we're a rounding error compared to the general public (perhaps a holdover from the old days, when regular folks didn't use the internet or computers at all). But in 2020, software development is a massive portion of the economy, and Macs seem to be disproportionately popular with startups and developers.

A little lazy googling puts the graphic design industry at $12.7 billion, and the software development industry at $388.98 billion.

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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by duhi88 on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:25PM (#25256274)
Money aside, far more people care about Photoshop than care about Homebrew. Optics-wise, it makes more sense.

I hope this next year shows Apple helping out pivotal projects like Homebrew. If they expect their own developers to be using their own hardware, then they will certainly have to make it work.

I was only a student when they switched to Intel, so I wasn't aware of any issues facing developers back then. I'm guessing they'll follow the same playbook, though.

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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by arvinsim on Monday November 30, 2020 @09:03PM (#25261461)
There is a reason why designers, photographers, video editors and influencers are the prioritised. Get them on your side and it's free marketing for you.
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