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You're right, although $99/year is nominal in the context of the cost and effort of even lightweight software development.

• saagarjha 7y ago
  $99/year is a reasonably large amount of money for many people around the world.
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  • ksec 7y ago
    And ever since the introduction of iPhone, Apple has had additional millions of $99/year from iOS developers, yet the pace of improvement for Xcode, or even its documentation has gone worst, and not better. I seriously hope they have something to show for in the coming WWDC.
    • saagarjha 7y ago
      I have found that Xcode’s pace of improvement has gotten better in the last few years.
  • threeseed 7y ago
    You know you need to buy an iPhone and Mac as well right. So $99 pales in comparison to the cost of both.
    • saagarjha 7y ago
      I don’t need to buy an iPhone and a Mac: I only really need a Mac, which I can borrow, rent, buy used, virtualize…
    • fauigerzigerk 7y ago
      Well, you need to buy an iPhone and a Mac only once every 5 years or so whereas the $99 fee is per annum. So this can be significant for someone who is scraping by on a low budget.
    • thegayngler 7y ago
      Our iOS engineer at work doesn't even own an iPhone. I just thought I would point that out.
      • bosie 7y ago
        How does your ios engineer test the in-house apps?