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What should I do?

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maddogchen

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Want to try a little iphone programming. I read I need a Mac for that.

Should I?
1. Try to make my PC dual boot?
I have a i5 760, asus p7p55d-e pro, ati 5770

2. Try to get VMware with OSX?

3. Buy a refurbished Mac Mini or one on sale?

Thanks!
 
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Well, I look at it this way...
1: Costs $29 (the price for Snow Leopard) and a lot of potential headaches to get it working, and keep it updated.
2: Costs $29 and a lot of potential headaches (though probably fewer than option 1) to get it working
3: Costs around $300-400 for a used MacBook/Mini, as well as $29 for Snow Leopard if it doesn't come with it, but it will work completely.
 
Well you're not using a MAC as a primary OS, so I would go the VMware route. It's not like you need to run Final Cut Pro or something.
 
Keep in mind that to even be considered to be placed in the app-store (even for free apps) you need to be part of the Apple Developer Program which costs $100... and I believe that's annually.

IMO you either have to have some extra money to dump into your hobby, or are quite serious about developing apps for some sort of living to be worth it.

I'm not sure how much of this changes if you want to be an unofficial developer through Cydia or something. I'm sure you don't need the Apple Developer subscription, but you still might have to have a mac.
 
gorcorps said:
Keep in mind that to even be considered to be placed in the app-store (even for free apps) you need to be part of the Apple Developer Program which costs $100... and I believe that's annually.

IMO you either have to have some extra money to dump into your hobby, or are quite serious about developing apps for some sort of living to be worth it.

I'm not sure how much of this changes if you want to be an unofficial developer through Cydia or something. I'm sure you don't need the Apple Developer subscription, but you still might have to have a mac.
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And you've got sink a lot of time into learning Objective C which will most likely ever only apply to iOS programming.
 
thanks for the advice guys. I actually got my friend to temporarily trade laptops for a month. Gonna try it out on a macbook.
 
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