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Originally Posted by pilotbob
I'm not sure where you are going with this... but you can get all the dev tools from MS for free. The Express versions of Visual Studio are free. The .Net framework is free... and all the Windows Phone 7 tools are free. The XNA framework to dev for XBox and or Zune are free. You don't need to buy an MSDN subscription or the full blown Visual Studio.. although I think the entry level Studio is $299.
So, if you were saying Mac tools are cheaper this is not the case.
BOb |
No I was going with the fact that
not all software tools are free and either are developer subscriptions. And even with free tools available there are many, many developers (professional & hobby) that pay significant money every year or two for both software and support from big players.
The yearly cost of an iPhone or Mac Developer license is tiny compared to costs outlaid for other software licenses. $99/year is like an amortized cost. Yeah, it would be nice if it was free but Apple has the right to charge and I think they offer services with it that justify the price. I spend more than that on other hobbies and I don't get as much fun out of them.