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by pjmlp 107 days ago
Which majority?

I certainly only use Macs when being project assigned, then there are plenty of developers out there whose job has nothing to do with what Apple offers.

Also while Metal is a very cool API, I rather play with Vulkan, CUDA and DirectX, as do the large majority of game developers.

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Honestly though, gamedevs really are among the biggest Windows stalwarts due to SDK's and older 3d software.

Only groups of developers more tied to Windows that I can think of are probably embedded people tied due to weird hardware SDK's and Windows Active Directory dependent enterprise people.

Outside of that almost everyone hip seems to want a Mac.

80% of the desktop market has to have their applications developed by someone, at least until software replicators replace them.

Everyone hip alright, or at least those that would dream to earn a salary big enough to afford Apple taxes.

Remember there are world regions where developers barely make 1 000 euros per month.