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The logic here if flawed. Here's the key point: > So basically, I pay a yearly fee to get access to their SDK? Most manufactures provide that to you for free b

The logic here if flawed. Here's the key point: > So basically, I pay a yearly fee to get access to their SDK? Most manufactures provide that to you for free because they really want you to build apps for their platform. This is a classic case of hyper-focusing on the bottom-line cost of something, and ignoring all of the other costs. Windows 11 comes with ads in the search box. Do you see how that's related to XCode costing $99/year? No? It should be obvious.

latexr 4y ago
> Windows 11 comes with ads in the search box. Apple’s apps have ads for third parties (App Store) and to upsell their own services (Music, iCloud). They’re also allegedly working on adding ads to Maps: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/08/15/apple-could-bring-ads-to-maps-search/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/08/15/apple-could-bring-ads-t...
- phendrenad2 4y ago
  Microsoft does the same thing. Apple hardware is also said to be overpriced compared to comparable Windows hardware. So, how much do these factors play into Apple charging $99/year for XCode, and Windows having a free IDE? Or can we just give up on trying to track a few dollars through a trillion-dollar company already? Sheeesh.
  - latexr 4y ago
    > Microsoft does the same thing. Yes, I responded to and directly quoted someone making that point. > Apple charging $99/year for XCode, and Windows having a free IDE? Apple doesn’t charge for Xcode. It is free and you can get it as a direct download or from the Mac App Store. The $99/year is so you can sign software. > Or can we just give up on trying to track a few dollars through a trillion-dollar company already? I don’t understand the point you’re trying to make.
    - phendrenad2 4y ago
      My point was pretty clear. Apple is a huge company, and allowing every single developer on earth to skip the $99/year fee is unlikely to make any difference to their bottom-line. So why do they do it? There's some obvious reason that this article is missing, because it's focusing on this tiny monetary amount as though it's a huge onerous fee (which might be true in the author's country, to be fair). If you look at the bigger picture, there's more to it than Apple making $99 bucks off of devs.

latexr 4y ago

> Windows 11 comes with ads in the search box. Apple’s apps have ads for third parties (App Store) and to upsell their own services (Music, iCloud). They’re also allegedly working on adding ads to Maps: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/08/15/apple-could-bring-ads-to-maps-search/ https://www.macrumors.com/2022/08/15/apple-could-bring-ads-t...

phendrenad2 4y ago
Microsoft does the same thing. Apple hardware is also said to be overpriced compared to comparable Windows hardware. So, how much do these factors play into Apple charging $99/year for XCode, and Windows having a free IDE? Or can we just give up on trying to track a few dollars through a trillion-dollar company already? Sheeesh.
- latexr 4y ago
  > Microsoft does the same thing. Yes, I responded to and directly quoted someone making that point. > Apple charging $99/year for XCode, and Windows having a free IDE? Apple doesn’t charge for Xcode. It is free and you can get it as a direct download or from the Mac App Store. The $99/year is so you can sign software. > Or can we just give up on trying to track a few dollars through a trillion-dollar company already? I don’t understand the point you’re trying to make.
  - phendrenad2 4y ago
    My point was pretty clear. Apple is a huge company, and allowing every single developer on earth to skip the $99/year fee is unlikely to make any difference to their bottom-line. So why do they do it? There's some obvious reason that this article is missing, because it's focusing on this tiny monetary amount as though it's a huge onerous fee (which might be true in the author's country, to be fair). If you look at the bigger picture, there's more to it than Apple making $99 bucks off of devs.