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Yes. Apple forces you to buy their overpriced hardware if you want to develop for their platform.

• jmisavage 6y ago
  Xcode comes with an iOS simulator so you don't need hardware, but it would be a bad idea not to test on an actual device.
  • oauea 6y ago
    How do I run xcode on Linux or Windows?
    • megous 6y ago
      In qemu.
      • oauea 6y ago
        Is this legally possible without software piracy? Can you link me to instructions? Does apple have documentation anywhere?
        • megous 6y ago
          IANAL. https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM https://github.com/kholia/OSX-KVM I don't know if Apple has documentation somewhere.
  • Hamuko 6y ago
    Xcode only runs on Apple hardware. (a) a. Well, if Apple got their way when it came to Hackintoshes.
    • jmisavage 6y ago
      You got me there.