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> To develop windows desktop app you have to pay MS tax. No, making windows desktop apps is free. Microsoft even has a free IDE, with a caveat that it's only u
by Const-me 4y ago
> To develop windows desktop app you have to pay MS tax.
No, making windows desktop apps is free. Microsoft even has a free IDE, with a caveat that it's only usable by independent developers, or small businesses.
- ozim 4y agoWhat about if I have a big business and don't want to be bullied by a company order of magnitude bigger than mine?
- doublerabbit 4y agoMaking apps may be free but you still have to pay to obtain the OS.
- Const-me 4y agoNo, you don’t have to. For development, Microsoft ships free VM images, there: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines/ https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virt... VirtualBox is free and open-source software, GPLv3 license.
- doublerabbit 4y agoDevelopment yes. But for me to push to the user, they have to have a copy of Windows. That costs money; MS Tax.