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> Von: "Keith J. Schultz" <[email protected]>
> Datum: 11. März 2011 09:44:54 MEZ
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: Xcode 4
> 
> Hi All,
> 
>       Rumors are exactly, what they are rumors.
> 
>       1) Xcode is not part of the OS and is not a required install
>       to make OSX works!
>       
>       2) There are third party compilers that work for OSX!
> 
>       So anti-trust is not an issue!
> 
>       There are many scenarios that can be constructed!
> 
>       If we look at what Apple has been doing in the past:
>               1) Xcode was always distributed with the OS
>               2) drastically reduced the price of being a developer.
>               3) Introduced the Mac App store
>               4) Distributed the developer release of Lion through the Mac 
> App store
>               5) released Xcode 4 through the Mac App Store
> 
>       Now add into the picture that both Xcode 4 and Lion are huge downloads
>       and you get a simple evolution towards the Mac App store as their 
> primary
>       distribution channel!!  
> 
>       Not much to guess at! 
> 
>       regards
>               Keith.
> 
> Am 10.03.2011 um 20:04 schrieb Gregory Seidman:
> 
>> 
>> Rumor has it that it is a regulatory issue. If Apple bundles too much
>> software with the OS or machine or something they open themselves up to
>> antitrust issues. I'm sort of surprised they don't have just the Mac SDK
>> stuff (compiler and frameworks/headers) in a simple to install free
>> package, though. I can see Xcode falling under such things, but not the
>> basic toolchain. Perhaps it will show up as a release in the open source
>> darwin project.
>> 
> 

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