I don’t need to buy an iPhone and a Mac: I only really need a Mac, which I can borrow, rent, buy used, virtualize…
Well, you need to buy an iPhone and a Mac only once every 5 years or so whereas the $99 fee is per annum. So this can be significant for someone who is scraping by on a low budget.
Our iOS engineer at work doesn't even own an iPhone. I just thought I would point that out.
How does your ios engineer test the in-house apps?