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"84% of apps are free, and developers pay nothing to Apple." Did I miss them making the Developer Program free? Because last time I checked, that was $99/year
by morpheuskafka 7y ago
"84% of apps are free, and developers pay nothing to Apple."
Did I miss them making the Developer Program free? Because last time I checked, that was $99/year and serves no purpose but enabling public distribution of apps (Xcode itself is free and so is short-term developer sideloading).
- mthoms 7y agoI wouldn't be as bothered by this if they didn't gloat about the awesome developer tools and documentation they so generously provide. Aren't those resources exactly what we developers are paying for (at least partially) with our $99? I've never publicly released anything in their ecosystem but I participate in the program for hobby/personal development reasons. What am I paying for if not the docs and tools?