iOS has the same issues, though, except you need an Apple machine, which is usually WAY more expensive than a comparable Windows machine (not sure how well need

iOS has the same issues, though, except you need an Apple machine, which is usually WAY more expensive than a comparable Windows machine (not sure how well needing to pay for VisualStudio closes that gap). I doubt this was a factor at all for Microsoft's success or failure, frankly. EDIT: Apparently I type slow. I'll leave this here anyway.