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> (Even though the SDK & associated tools are freely downloadable.) "[citation needed]", as they say - today I looked into it, and that does not seem to be tru
by ableal 17y ago
> (Even though the SDK & associated tools are freely downloadable.)
"[citation needed]", as they say - today I looked into it, and that does not seem to be true anymore.
I did bump into the free university program ( http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/university.html http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/university.html ), which is tucked a bit out of the way. And there's the
free "Online Member" (at http://developer.apple.com/products/membership.html http://developer.apple.com/products/membership.html ).
But the path to the SDK does seem to be paved with 99 USD. I have no particular objection to that, just curious to know if there is a free peek at the goodies or not.
- cpr 17y agoYou appear to be right--you have to login as a developer to get at the currently-available & public 3.1 SDK. Edit: Oh, but you can register for free just to get access to the SDK. I guess that means you can't test on a real device, though.
- natch 17y agoYes exactly (to your edit).
- mbreese 17y agoThe SDK that works for the iPad is 3.2, and it's in beta. So, that requires the $99. I assume that as soon as it is no longer in beta, that it will be open just like the regular SDK. If I were to guess, they are doing it this way to gain some protection in the form of a NDA. My guess is that as soon as the device is public, that will be lifted.