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What got me into programming in the first place was that XCode was free. I just don't get why you'd charge this small an amount for something that you have to
by Jgrubb 16y ago
What got me into programming in the first place was that XCode was free. I just don't get why you'd charge this small an amount for something that you have to buy a thousand dollar computer from them to run it on.
It's hard to see this as anything but a tiny little insult.
- glesperance 16y agoI guess your comparison between the Xcode price and the one of the apple computer on which it runs is legitimate. The problem here is not the cost of the package in itself -- it is indeed cheap in comparison to the aforementioned computer -- but in the fact that apple chose not to include this cost _in_ the retail price of OSX. All the bruden is dropped on the devs who then needs to re-sell their apps, generally on the app-store where they are taken another cut. Apple's strategy seems to give the maximum to the user, while charging the devs that then charge the users. They lock-in their user base, letting the devs deal with prices increases on both sides.
- lmz 16y agoCome on. Let's not assume too much here. If what is said is correct, that this pricing is because of the accounting rules, then the cost of OS X 10.5 and 10.6 includes XCode 3. XCode 4 will be included in the cost of OS X 10.7.