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I do not believe this is true now given all the third party frameworks available.
by rizwank 11y ago
I do not believe this is true now given all the third party frameworks available.
- simcop2387 11y agoFrom what I understand you still need Xcode to sign the package with your developer key to either load it onto a device to test or to send it off to the app store. Though that might not be the case anymore as I haven't looked in a long time.
- lostlogin 11y agoI don't find that having a Mac helps me with the code signing all that much. It just doesn't work sometimes.
- cynicalkane 11y agoApple's EULA actually requires you to build iOS software on a Mac. Using a PC is not a legal option.
- bjelkeman-again 11y agoBreaking the EULA is not the same thing as doing something illegal.
- aaa1aaa1121 11y agoThat's not wrong but they still can kick you out of their walled garden which can up being far more expensive than the cost of a mac.
- drdaeman 11y agoHad anyone ever tried to challenge this in a court? Some jurisdictions have customer protection laws that say it's illegal to require purchase of some goods (or services) as a condition for purchase of other goods (or services). Don't know English legal terms for this, sorry.
- sowbug 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tying_(commerce) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tying_(commerce)
- aaaaaa1121 11y agoI don't think so. This is more like selling printers that are only compatible with your printer ink cartridges.
- albertoleal 11y agoWhich frameworks?