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There already exists a $1500 barrier to entry: the cost of a Mac.

Thanks though, if I want to load programs on my iPhone, I'll do so through Cydia.

Mac mini starts at $599. And no need to be hostile--he's making a legitimate point. By charging a relatively modest fee to use the store--the tools themselves are free, unlike things like VS--Apple is making sure people have minute skin in the game.

Of course. Even here people can't resist the Apple hate pronunciations. What do people think they'd be developing if it wasn't for Apple? Would the $X billions of dollars paid to App developers be made some other way? Basic games?

I didn't believe I was being hostile. It's just a matter of fact statement that if I need programs loaded for me and friends, I'll send it to Cydia.

I cannot afford a MacBook, nor the 100$ fee to develop.

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