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It probably depends on how much longer the iOS gold rush lasts. I think a lot of developers are on OSX (and very defensive of it) because it represents their gravy train. If the market stabilises or dies down, a lot of people will probably switch over to Linux.


What's left after the gold rush is a stabilized market. The market for iOS is still huge and growing. There are differences because gold is a finite substance. There will always be an iOS market for apps where once there was none before the App Store existed. After the gold is depleted, there no longer remains a market for gold and the gold rush is over in that instance.


The iOS gold rush is long since over. Very few devs are making real money on apps now. The consulting market is pretty hot though.


I'd think Windows would be more up their alley due to the similar lack of customization options.

Oh, right. I forgot the hip factor. Windows is too uncool now, after all those Mac/PC commercials.




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