Re: Why has the Metrowerks sign been taken down?

> But if they're employers are sending them, someone is happy. And they
> are happy because they can sell apps. And that means a developer (or two)
> gets paid, and gets a trip to SF. I'm sure these are all happy Mac
> developers. And there are more this last WWDC, meaning there are
> more happy Mac developers and employers than before.

Sorry, but this simply doesn't follow. People attend WWDC for a variety
of reasons, but it's not a hugfest. Presumably the most common and
important reason is to gain information, hopefully more than your
competitors. I don't see what this has to do with being happy with
Apple, other than they aren't so unhappy that they've abandoned the
platform. More people going to WWDC tells me that one or both of two
things are true: More developers feel they need the information
provided at WWDC and/or more people can afford to go.

FWIW, I am *very* unhappy with Apple's treatment of its developers and
I'd go to WWDC if I could afford to. Metrowerks sent two engineers to
WWDC, but I haven't heard anyone saying they were happy with Apple. ;-)

Every Mac developer has two choices: Keep developing for the Mac, or
get out of Mac development. As long as you're in the first camp, you
will try to do whatever you can to stay competitive and produce good
software. And no, being happy with Apple's treatment of its developers
is not a primary reason for being a Mac developer. People develop for
the Mac because they love the Mac (which is unrelated to Apple's
treatment of its developers), or they believe there is a financially
viable Mac market for their software (also unrelated to Apple's
treatment of its developers). Attending WWDC is about improving your
skills and products, not about chumming around with the company you
like. There simply is no logic to support the position that more people
at WWDC means more people are happy with Apple.

WWDC provides a lot of good information, access to Apple engineers,
hardware labs, and so on. You don't have to be happy with Apple to want
help writing better Mac software.

> I believe that saying otherwise simply makes no sense.

Well, I don't think *anything* you're saying makes sense, and no one
else is rushing to support your position, so I'll let that speak for
itself.

Larry

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