...the developer license is HUGE deal

It's 100€/year for technically nothing

Imagine having to pay on windows or Mac to even run "hello world"

lokimedes 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Oh remember the days of Visual Studio licenses, Borland licenses.. it has never been this cheap to develop for mass distribution.

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Iulioh 18 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't mean for mass distribution, obviously the 100€ seems reasonable as a low barrier of entry, I mean for personal use

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pasc1878 17 hours ago | parent [-]

You had to pay for Borland, Visual Studio VB etc for any use including personal.

They came on disks and you did not get the disk unless you paid for it first.

You can argue the last 20 years of free tools is the anomaly

	▲	lenkite 10 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		And they didn't keep grabbing your money. It was a done deal. Apple still takes 30% commission on app sales and in-app purchases beyond your Apple Developer Program. In EU, Apple charges €0.50 per annual install for every first-time install per year over a threshold of 1 million downloads, even for free apps.
	▲	wildzzz 11 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Visual Studio Express was free and came out in 2005
	▲	Iulioh 16 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Generation(s) of development grew up in that environment, it is not an anomaly but the normality for everything but apple

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littlecranky67 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

With Google Play store you pay 25$ one time, but you need to find 12 beta-testers that are willing to test your app for 14 consecutive days at the same time. Then and only then you will be allowed in the play store. Sideloading has become a pain in the butt on Android just as on iOS.

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hutattedonmyarm 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm pretty sure this works with a free developer account as well and you don't need the paid one to run it on your own phone

	▲	tonyedgecombe 18 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I seem to remember it only works for a few weeks before you need to reload (or rebuild) it.

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0xCMP 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Versus what? the multiple $100-200/month AI subscriptions many people have? or, more charitably, the 3-6 $20/month subscriptions most of which go unused.

I wish it wasn't there but for $100 you can install custom software you want on the phone without all the annoyances.

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u8080 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is not about money, but bootlicking corporation to let you use your device.

Now its $100, tomorrow you need to upload your passport, next month you have different limits and need to comply.

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tonyedgecombe 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Also if you are struggling to find $100 then you probably own an Android device rather than iPhone.

	▲	Iulioh 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		As an android user, if you are struggling you should own an iPhone. Longer support and usefull life, better prices and widespread expertise to repair, cheaper accessories, etc The point is value, is hard to justify "100 bucks" as an one time payment to run some code on your phone unless you are not iper committed It's wild if you l