SDK available on more platforms means availability for more developers means more applications means more functionality for iPhone (happy users) and more money for Apple too. I think they want to boost Mac computer sales with it, which means cross-belt sale and is illegal in my country. And Apple also decides who can be 'their' developers. That is not based on your skills, but on the country you live in (US first). But anyway, it sounds very much like the old sovjet model to me, Apple decides for the users what is good for them, what software they can use. They are not allowed to be in full control of their own devices, because they will make it a mess. And no, you don't need to buy MSDN or VC++ to develop for Windows or for webbrowsers on Windows.
W. 2008/7/2 Andy Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > It's not the matter of the number of OSX-users compared to Windows-users. > Apple gives 'their' Mac-developers the opportunity to develop stuff for Mac, > iPhone and iPod in one Environment - which is a very good thing (BTW: > Microsoft did that for the last 15 years, for the very same reason: Make > Money - and even more: you had to BUY the MSDN and/or VC++ even if you're a > Windows user). This environment is free to all Mac developers. It is paid by > the fact that these developers use Macs. Why would a company throw out a > free development tool to others, not even using their machines? I wouldn't > do that (nor Microsoft) - and so does Apple. > > With 2.0 there's no need to jailbreak the iPhone. There's a developer > program and a distribution way (through iTunes), which gives serious > developers a clean way to distribute their apps - and the customer the > safety to buy virus-free software easily. And you will get that all by just > using a Mac ;-) > > If you prefer to waste your time by looking for alternative ways to develop > apps - you're welcome, but instead concentration on the 'real' job instead > is the better idea IMHO. > > a. > > > On 01.07.08 10:13, "Wouter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Well, there is a difference: there is only a marginal number of OSX >> users and the main platform used is Windows. I think Apple is just >> like Microsoft but much worse. They don't want to serve their >> customers, they only want to make money. Why else is the OS on iPhone >> so closed (even 2.0 has to be jailbreaked before it can be used) and >> do they try to enforce you to use iPhone with stone-age iTunes and >> expensive contracts. iPhone is my first Apple device and it is >> probably my last one as soon as there is a decent alternative with an >> open OS. >> >> I tried to get SDK working on Windows under Cygwin. Lot of work to >> build. It seemed to work, I could create and compile an app without >> errors, but somehow it does not run on my iPod. I had a look at Ubuntu >> as alternative OS, but already at configuring it to work with my >> screens it gave me trouble so I did not proceed with that. So I gave >> up and am concentrating on developing PHP webapps for iPhone now. >> People will need to install Apache and PHP on their iPhone, but that >> is easy. The only problem is that you don't have GPS info directly, >> but people are working on that. >> >> Wouter >> >> 2008/6/30 Andy Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>> On 30.06.08 08:54, "Pulkit Arora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> hello ppl, i just wanted to ask, isnt there any way to work on the >>>> iPhone SDK on Windows ?? >>>> Why is Apple doing this to Windows users.. >>> >>> Well - it's the same reason, why there's no Exchange (or Visual C++ or .NET >>> or Internet Explorer or...) on a Mac. So your best bet would be getting a >>> (private) Mac ;-) >>> >>> a. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> > >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
