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Re:WWDC21 by math-dev on Monday May 24, 2021 @12:57PM (#27266767)
Not easy at all, but I have a day job (outside of IT). The way would be to build web apps / SaaS and also move more into B2B as consumer facing software would be better built natively for their target operating systems (Apple / Windows / etc)

I’m moving more into technical software, so I couldn’t afford more than half my potential user base saying Oh I don’t have a Mac

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Re:WWDC21 by emsy on Monday May 24, 2021 @01:01PM (#27266831)
Not easy? The internet basically runs on linux
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Re:WWDC21 by dylan604 on Monday May 24, 2021 @01:07PM (#27266919)
If a vendor runs a website to sell their wares that happens to run on linux, then yes it's "easy" to make money on linux. If you are a developer trying to make money on some software you've created specifically for linux, then it's a different thing entirely.
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Re:WWDC21 by math-dev on Monday May 24, 2021 @01:05PM (#27266894)
Yes but for the single programmer working by himself or herself, its much more palatable to build an app for iOS / MacOS and monetize from it. I believe that is the direction of the parent comment that I replied to. Many things run on linux but they are also very big softwares run by large teams
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