My ( admittedly anecdotal ) appraisal suggests having a DBMS, while being appreciated by some users, would not increase mac sales or be appreciated/expected by large swaths of mac users. ) have wide appeal it seems likely every mac user has utilized one or more of those apps. Apple’s basic apps ( Numbers, Pages, TextEdit, Preview etc.) with no additional charges, they had to consider whether to charge for it and if the charges would offset its cost. Since Apple bundles its basic apps ( Numbers, Pages, TextEdit, Preview etc.could eat into Apple’s commissions from the developers selling those apps in #2. A DBMS app, while useful, helpful etc.Many apps on the Mac App Store are self-contained database apps that a Mac user might create for themselves ( though some might take more time/effort than users are willing to invest ).Apple, even with its recent discounted commissions, makes a ton of money from developer’s apps sold on the Mac App Store.I don’t know Apple’s reasons for not offering/developing a non-pro DBMS app for Mac users but influencing factors are: And I think there is continues to be a very viable a path for individual buyers as well as small businesses. Apple and Claris are both companies that target, and appeal to multiple market segments.Ĭlaris earned $72,000,000 last year, b2b and b2c purchasers most likely deliver the bulk of revenue. And there are plenty of students that are, and will be, using it as well. The trend for working remotely looks like it is segueing into the future. And like me, I’ll bet there are legions of people who discovered the benefits of FileMaker from going to work in an organization that uses it, and realizes how well it will work for them personally. and will benefit from jumping on the Filemaker bandwagon.
And there will be plenty of younger people in, or about to, enter the workforce, have small or emerging businesses, are engaged in research, managing records, etc. And the only reason I’m considering leaving is because I don’t need as many databases as I did when I was working full time, and I will switch only if I can find a database app that works just about as well.
Huh? This doesn’t jibe with the discussion I have been participating in, even though I’m considering other less expensive options than FileMaker. This very thread here discusses people leaving FM altogether because there is no viable path forward for non-pro/non-corporate use.
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