I don't have a Mac and have never really used one, but we deal a lot with Apple at my work where I am the lead developer. We have had a good experience for the most part. In terms of audio games, if you make commercial products the $100 a year really is not that bad. You'll make it back in no time. I am not particularly interested in writing games for the Mac given the small user base, but I am seriously considering buying a Mac and an iPhone just so I can make iOS games as well as Windows ones.

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Philip Bennefall

Other than Microsoft, what company really does sit down with a developer and have a little heart-to-heart? Apple has never been a games company until just recently in their service spree of a presentation in March. Accessibility, sure, but not game accessibility. Even Microsoft obviously hasn't been involved in accessibility, let alone game accessibility, for as long as they have been involved in the gaming market.
Let me be clear. Unless you represent a known company, good luck getting a lunch-in with the bigwigs as it were. No companies is going to take time out of their busy schedule to sit down with home-guys making a game unless they make a name for themselves that makes everyone stop and take notice. And if they market their game as being just for the blind, then getting mainstream attention from corporations is wishful thinking. The industry is changing.

@129:
Note: I never said that any company has ever done it; that doesn't mean it shouldn't be done. All of us who use Apple products know Apple's always been big on accessibility. So why can't a company that's been so supportive in regards to accessibility be approached on the subject of games? I'd say now would be a good time to try, right when their gaming service is just taking off. Not later when it either doesn't pan out or is so popular that our voices don't have a chance in heaven of being heard over all the noise being generated by rolling coins. At the least maybe some Indy developers would like to try their hand at making accessible video games for the Arcade. Sorry if this post seems to ramble, but seeing all the "Apple doesn't care about us: is a bit wearing. If, after Apple is approached on the subject and either says no flat out or prevaricates on something till it never happens, then the complaints will be justified. Until then, talking to Apple about game accessibility is still an idea worth pursuing, in my opinion. Perhaps I'm just an optimist, but I still think it's worth a try at least.

@Jack: Point taken. It would be nice to know just how many blind people report things like VoiceOver clunkiness on the Mac or no reliable way to find accessible games on the App Store directly to someone in Apple who can do some moving and shaking, though. I remember listening to an AppleVis podcast the other day where they were talking about the new features coming in iOS 13, and the public relations officer or some such was blind. He made a comment that caught my attention. He said that as a VoiceOver user he could go straight to the engineers and say this and that doesn’t work, and sometimes he would get a reaction like “you really use this? OMG!” Or a reaction along those lines. Everyone laughed politely, of course, but that sounded like a communication link was missing somewhere. So to me, the idea of sitting down with the people who build accessible games  seems not just a good idea, but just plain common sense, even if Apple isn’t exactly known for it’s openness to customer feedback.

I've never been an Apple fan boy, but a big selling point was having voiceover built right into the computer, and not having to spend a grand on Jaws.. I even said in my post from a few days back that Apple's $100 a year charge to developers is a bit harsh when some are not charging for the programs they're developing.. I can still see, and I get to watch TV and movies in HD, I produce music that sounds professional, I like Apple music just fine, and I don't have to take this thing into an IT at all. My Mac does what I need it to, and I'm happy with it.. I believe the more noise that visually impaired Apple users make, the better. For users, and developers. I heard many times that Macs are much more sicure than PCs also. For three years I've had a better experience than I had than the passed 15 or so I had using a PC, but still I'm not waving any Apple flags.. All I'm saying is use what works for you. Don't be upset at others who don't agree with you, because in America they have the right to their own thoughts. I could go back to windows if the issues I had are rectified, and Apple keeps going downhill. What happend to freedom of speech?

The point I was trying to make was that although I do find Mac in many ways preferable to Windows, I in no way think Mac is better than Jesus.. Thats all. Technology is ever changing, and who knows whats coming in the future.