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Why is nobody mentioning that Xcode 4 is not a free download? It's only free if you already paid $99 for the developer account. It's $5 for the rest of us. Tho
by GeneralMaximus 16y ago
Why is nobody mentioning that Xcode 4 is not a free download? It's only free if you already paid $99 for the developer account. It's $5 for the rest of us.
Though $5 is not a huge amount, it's difficult for me to send that money to Apple. All I have is a debit card. Getting a credit card is impossible for Indian students. I'll have to call an "adult" (I hate that word) and convince them to let me use their credit card for an Xcode purchase.
On the other hand, The Pirate Bay has a free copy I can grab ...
- angrycoder 16y agoThe $5 discussion has been going on all day. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id422352214 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id422352214
- silvajoao 16y agoIt's even more disappointing for open source projects.
- program 16y agoXCode 3 has been updated as well (3.2.6), it includes SDK 4.3 and it's free. You can use it for shipping new apps.
- plastics 16y agoCan't you buy prepaid cards (vouchers?) for the App Store like you can for the iTunes music store? edit: I checked... apparently in principle it is possible if the App can be bought with the same currency as declared on your prepaid Gift Card.
- CrLf 16y agoThe most annoying part is not that it costs $5. It's that Apple is going to milk those $5 with every update. Yes, Xcode 3 is still free, but for how long? Suddenly Microsoft starts looking a lot nicer...
- apl 16y ago> It's that Apple is going to milk those $5 > with every update. How so?