Re: Xcode 4.0
Re: Xcode 4.0
- Subject: Re: Xcode 4.0
- From: Brad Oliver <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:05:19 -0700
On Mar 10, 2011, at 4:57 AM, email@hidden wrote:
> Furthermore, I don't think this is the right place to talk about the possible reasons for Apple to start charging for Xcode. We would be better served if we stuck to the topic that matters the most: Cocoa App Development.
This is the Xcode mailing list so it seems to me that this is more on topic than Cocoa (which has its own list).
> The other thing that bugs me a lot is this "what's next" or "for how long" attitude. Come on, people! Why would Apple start charging big bucks for the apps all of a sudden? Photo Booth and FaceTime are being sold for a symbolic price, IMHO. Xcode isn't any costlier. I don't see any reason for all this frenzy!
It's not a huge stretch to wonder: what if Apple wants to update Terminal.app mid-stream - will they charge $1 for that? What about Instruments? Could/Will they offer OpenGL Profiler updates outside of Xcode for $1?
I'd *love* to see Apple start updating their developer tools more frequently, and frankly I'd love to see them do it such that if I wanted a newer Instruments or OpenGL Profiler I wouldn't have to do a full install of Xcode. But if they had to charge a nominal fee for each individual app? I'm not really sure I'd like that.
--
Brad Oliver
email@hidden
_______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
Xcode-users mailing list (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
This email sent to email@hidden