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I really hope that the EU might step in once again. I own an iPhone, I am a software developer, but I cannot distribute apps to end users, because I don't own a
by MrGilbert 1y ago
I really hope that the EU might step in once again. I own an iPhone, I am a software developer, but I cannot distribute apps to end users, because I don't own a Mac. That is frustrating.
- scripturial 1y agoI’ve never tried because I’m on Mac these days, but can’t you meet the licensing rules by using a Mac vps for 10 minutes to do a build, or even just use GitHub actions? (I read that GitHub actions provides a Mac build option but I’ve not tried it)
- MrGilbert 1y agoProbably, yes.
- pjmlp 1y agoLikewise a Mac developer cannot distribute Windows apps, Playstation, Switch, XBox,...
- MrGilbert 1y agoI don’t know about the consoles, but I'm a Windows Developer with over two decades of experience. In contrast to MacOS, I can run Windows on pretty much every x86 machine available. Thanks to EU reseller laws, I can also obtain a cheap license. Finally, I have to pay a small one-time fee for a developer account at Microsoft, in contrast to the recurring fee Apple is charging. So… that's apples and oranges to me.
- pjmlp 1y agoProvided you are lucky that drivers exist out of the box for that x86 machine. By the way, try to install Windows ARM, or Windows CoPilot+ PC on any board you feel like.