That's not to say Apple doesn't care about their developers at all. They've created nice development tools, easy distribution methods that can lead to handsome profits, and they even hold a pretty neat conference for developers once a year. It's just that it's all secondary to their vision for the user.
Right, which simply means that the leverage developers have is a non-zero positive value.
It doesn't mean it's a large, non-zero positive value. I think recent developments in mobiles have shown that customers have orders of magnitude more leverage above everyone.
I'm only the friend of an armchair economist, but wasn't supply-side economics deemed bullshit?
If there are users, the developers will come. Just because there are developers, doesn't guarantee users. This explains everything about Apple and Linux.
"Your web broswer connecting to a linux powered website isn't you "using" linux, it's you using a web browser."
Why would you think a web browser connecting to website is a user using the OS of the website? Why would you make that connection?
Why?
Anyways, back on target. Users choose to use Linux all the time. Countless people choose Linux over other OS's for hosting their websites. Even people with little technical knowledge choose Linux over other options out there as their OS of choice.
And then you have Linux on mobile devices. Android isn't doing half bad, last I checked. And Android is based on Linux.
While your original argument is sound, your conclusion about Apple and Linux is off the mark.
