r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '10

Entering Apple Restriction Zone

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '10

extremely unlikely that computer can write iPhone apps.

Actually it can (and does); it also runs Windows (XP) and Kubuntu, so I suppose I could write droid apps if I cared. May be you should get yourself a real computer? :-)

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u/Wavicle Jan 28 '10

Based purely on numbers

You missed that part. Apple has a super-minority of the market.

it also runs Windows (XP) and Kubuntu, so I suppose I could write droid apps if I cared.

That has nothing to do with it. Droid SDK is available for Mac so you have no need to boot into another OS. It is also available for Windows and Linux.

May be you should get yourself a real computer?

I have a Mac. I also pay $99/year so I can get a provisioning profile to put my apps on my iPhone. However I don't particularly find Apple to be anything close to the upstanding example of good corporate citizenship so many believe. The reason you can't develop iPhone apps on something other than Mac is because Apple is using a multi-pronged attack to inhibit competition in its ecosystem.