That's incorrect! The iPhone developer program costs $99 per year. You do need a mac, but you can buy a used Mac Mini for only a few hundred dollars online! Well worth the ability to develop in a sound environment.
Kevin On Aug 8, 2009, at 1:11 AM, Max Melcher <[email protected]> wrote: > > You need a valid developer id from apple, too. As far as i remember > its about 500$ per year and in addition an american tax number - but > thats only what i heard, cant verify it riggt now. > > Cheers > Max > > Off-topic: why develope an app? Most of the stuff you can do with a > web app too without the install and without apples appstore policy... > > > > Am 07.08.2009 um 23:49 schrieb EliMarko <[email protected]>: > >> >> Sajid, >> >> I think you are mostly right. >> By information I am reading (and not by experience) I see that native >> apps can be developed on PC hardware running Mac OS Leopard, and some >> discussions even talk about developing native apps on a Windows >> system >> - but those are more rare, and seem more complicated. >> >> But to submit the application to the app store, yes, an actual mac is >> needed according to all sources I have viewed. >> >> Personally, I am probably going to attempt web development first >> (maybe ad supported) and only later move on to native apps. >> >> >> >> On Aug 7, 8:26 pm, sajid saiyed <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Web applications can be developed anywhere.But when you want to >>> sell an APP >>> on Apple website, u need a "real App" which I guess u can only make >>> using a >>> Mac. >>> >>> Correct me if i am wrong. >>> >>> Regards >>> Sajid >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 12:29 AM, Derek Williams <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Kathy, >>> >>>> I'm developing mobile web applications without a Mac, so it is >>>> definately >>>> doable. It is very useful to have the latest Safari loaded (if >>>> you are >>>> targeting iPhone 3.0 and up), obviously an iPod touch or iPhone is >>>> essential. I currently develop using Scala or PHP. I'm using a >>>> modified >>>> version of iUI and occasionally jqtouch. >>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 9:24 AM, EliMarko <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>>> Hi Kathy, >>> >>>>> I am also looking into this. >>>>> What I can tell you so far is that: >>>>> 1. There are ways to develop iPhone apps on Windows, but most will >>>>> probably be harder for you to work with. >>>>> 2. To submit an app to apple, you would need a mac >>>>> 3. The easiest way I have read about so far, was to install a Mac >>>>> OS >>>>> on a PC or to buy a Mac Mini >>>>> 4. Since this is an iPhone web app group, I am not sure if you >>>>> are >>>>> looking to develop native apps or web apps. For web apps, it seems >>>>> that all that you need is Safari browser >>> >>>>> HTH >>> >>>>> On Aug 6, 11:18 pm, Kathy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Hello, >>> >>>>>> I don't have a Mac, but own a PC...can you develop iPhone apps >>>>>> on a >>>>>> Windows Vista PC ? >>> >>>>>> I see articles like: http://www.codedojo.com/?p=94are they any >>>>>> good? >>> >>>>>> If you develop apps via something like: http://www.codedojo.com/?p=94 >>>>>> will you be able to sell them on the Apple iPhone Store? >>> >>>>>> Thanks >>> >>>> -- >>>> Derek Williams >>>> Cell: 970.214.8928 >>>> Home Office: 970.416.8996 >> >>> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
