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Never going to happen. Apple has been fighting any efforts that attempt to support building for iOS on non-Mac hardware. I don't know why it matters so much, b
by sspiff 3y ago
Never going to happen. Apple has been fighting any efforts that attempt to support building for iOS on non-Mac hardware.
I don't know why it matters so much, but it seems to matter to them. I doubt the little extra money they made back then from selling to developers would have mattered to them?
But like all tech giants, Apple is now refocusing on services rather than software and devices, so perhaps forcing all Apple developers into their build service is part of that effort.
- beeboobaa 3y agoIt matters for them because their business strategy is utter and complete lock-in. If you don't want to submit to the apple religion they want you to gtfo.
- matthew_wilson 3y agoApple supports development on iPadOS now with swift playgrounds. This step moves closer to a iPadOS Xcode solution for build, test and distribution. This has minimal demand on the iPad as long as the network connection is good enough. Business acceptance of iPad is greater then that of Mac. Looking forward to WWDC2024.