Something that should be really noted: "Companies with turnover greater than $100,000 to pay $999 per seat. Indies that grow to this level can upgrade for $887. For more details on this please contact us."

I'm def not buying a $1k Macbook for this single purpose.

I might, buy a macbook that is. If I think I have an app that will generate a bit of income then why not? It is also a good learning curve for me but I can see your point of view as well. It is actually a brilliant marketing technique to only allow ios apps to be built on a mac if you think about it, annoying but brilliant.

You can realistically only build Windows apps in a Windows development environment, so it's not like it's something crafty or underhanded.

You can realistically only build Windows apps in a Windows development environment, so it's not like it's something crafty or underhanded

or unheard of now that you mention it, good point KISTech.

I really am disappointed that I have to obtain a Mac/MacOS to be able to publish for Apple.
I always new this was the case but it seems so restricting and stupid.

Which is why when Android support comes out this is going to be that much more awesome

"

This means that if you make turnover greater than $100,000 when you are selling apps (not companies in general). If you have a company that makes over $100,000 a year selling apps, then yes $1000 isn't a big deal. Believe me, I made almost that much just in Los Angeles in the 2000's.

always new this was the case but it seems so restricting and stupid.

If you run a Virtual Machine (VM) you don't have to.
VirtualBox is free for example.


You can always run a VM or wait until after the launch of AGK
and then sell it through TGC.


This isn't a deal breaker for me. Virtual Machines is "the
bomb", if you have not played with them yet, you should check it
out. www.virtualbox.org (install Windows, Linux, or Mac on a
virtual machine and build servers or development environments
without messing up your own computer.


For example "Windows 8" will be coming out soon and you can
test it and play with it in a VM (without formatting and messing
up your own computer). And in some cases there are services out
there for Windows that will let you boot directly into the VM.



I have actually ran an apache/php/mysql website from a VM
to the outside world and I can remote into it like a real
computer, but it's all virtual. I can restore it to a state
previously that I choose within one click of my mouse.

Thanks for the information DMXtra!

I will definitely check it out!
Music to my ears!
Brilliant as I already own a copy of Lion.
(Well my father sent me a copy.)

Can you develop of Lion or do you need Snow Leopard as I have read?

The current iOS SDK requires Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or greater.

Once that is installed the latest update out is 10.6.8.

You should be able to use Lion without any issues. It's available through the Mac App Store as an Upgrade for $30. Not sure when they'll have standalone installable copies out.

I have a netbook with :

atom N455 (1,6 GHz)
1Gb ram
Intel Media Graphics Accelerator 3150 64Mb ram
Hard Disk 250 Gb
Windows7 starter

is this configuration sufficient to devolope with AppGameKit ?

I would think that would work. Are you able to run DBPro on it?

@darzon
Yes, that should work.
I can run FPSC on my netbook (but not very fast framerates), so AppGameKit should be no problem.
I plan to develop on my laptop and use a netbook for testing.

An alternative to a Macbook is the Mac Mini. They are reasonably cheap (~US$700), and you could develop just fine on them.

Greenlig

I have decided to take the leap to a Mac Mini - A brand new one can be purchased for $599 and has OSX Lion. It does not come with a keyboard, mouse, or monitor. However, you can use any usb keyboard or mouse, and connect it to an hdtv via an hd cable, or you may purchase the ones apple makes. I think a wireless keyboard is around $60 from Apple.

One way I found to come up with the money is by going around the house and finding stuff I no longer need or use and putting it on Ebay. Started 2 weeks ago and am up to $425.00.....just a thought.