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That makes sense. Following that logic, the version that will be "free" will require Lion.

• masklinn 16y ago
  Indeed, that is what I meant, but I may have lost myself in my word-soup. (note: "free" for everybody, Xcode 4 is already "free" if you're part of Apple's subscriber developer programs at $99/year). On the other hand, it's annoying that Apple leaves everybody in the dark: if Lion is released in, say, 6 months. And if Xcode 4 is "free" on Lion. Does that mean non-subscribers bought 6 months of Xcode for $5? Isn't that a bit sucky?
  • spicyj 16y ago
    That's less than 3 cents per day; not a huge cost, especially if you're using it for work. How many other things can you rent for less than $1/month?
    • masklinn 16y ago
      > That's less than 3 cents per day; not a huge cost, especially if you're using it for work. If you use it for work, I'd expect you have a (paid) developer account, therefore you got it for free. Professionals using Xcode for work are by far the least likely to need to pay for Xcode 4. Hobbyists or free-software developers, on the other hand...
      • chc 16y ago
        No hobbyist needs to pay for Xcode 4. You can use Xcode 3 for free, or you can pay $5 and use Xcode 4 without having to wait for and buy Lion, or you can just wait and get it free with Lion.
  • chc 16y ago
    Not really. If you value Xcode 4 so little that $5 to get it six months early (before spending $150 to get it with Lion) is "sucky" for you, it doesn't sound like you wanted it in the first place.