Survey shows developers really dislike the Mac App Store, and for good reasons

Jun09

by Sindy Cator on June 9, 2016 at 6:04 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider

As Apple promises changes for iOS developers, a new survey shows that Mac developers are feeling left out in a big way — especially when it comes to the App Store. The team at DevMate polled just under 700 Mac developers on their feelings about working on macOS OS X, and it’s an enlightening look at just how fractured the desktop landscape for developers. One interesting statistic is that more developers choose to distribute their apps outside of the Mac App Store than in it. Almost half of those polled take a dual-distribution approach, which suggests they’re hedging against relying on the…