It's disingenuous to say that XCode now costs $4.99. It still comes with the OS, and I see no problem with them charging a very nominal fee for an early upgrad

It's disingenuous to say that XCode now costs $4.99. It still comes with the OS, and I see no problem with them charging a very nominal fee for an early upgrade (for the rest of people who aren't already registered iOS or Mac devs). This is the first time Apple has offered a major XCode upgrade midstream between OS releases, so there isn't really any precedence for how they should handle it. As for me, I'm sticking with XCode 3 for the time being. XCode 4 just isn't ready for prime time, in my experience. It is, however, a great leap in usability, so I'm sure anyone who found XCode difficult to learn will appreciate XCode 4. Those of us who are comfortable in XCode 3 are less enthusiastic.