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> Is the community of devs being forced to buy mac hw just do dev a iOS/macOs app so large

Yes.

Why else would you buy such an expensive machine with such a crappy operating system?

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Because the target market (mobile) is very profitable, if you have the skill, I also don’t understand that stance because Mac powerbooks, Mac minis, Mac studios last a long time and have high resale value if you decide to move on, particularly if you are a smaller development company.
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It's Unix and it can run any pro creative app you like.
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> It's Unix

Not so much these days.[0]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50031653

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Not crappy. Skill issue.
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