• BorgDrone@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    6 months ago

    How is the $100 a obstacle to any legitimate developer? The only one it hurts is those who would otherwise flood the app store with crap submitted from throw away developer accounts.

    • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Who said anything about legitimacy? I said small, synonyms hobby, FOSS. It is an obstacle to be forced to pay money to Apple for the ‘privelidge’ of being able to install it on their devices. And they are Apple’s devices, you do not own anything you buy from Apple.

      • BorgDrone@lemmy.oneEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I said small, synonyms hobby, FOSS. It is an obstacle to be forced to pay money to Apple for the ‘privelidge’ of being able to install it on their devices.

        It’s $100, basically a symbolic amount.

        • wreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Ah fantastic, can you give me $100? It’s basically nothing, a symbolic amount.

          Signed, a disabled and unable to work guy who enjoys IT and programing

          • BorgDrone@lemmy.oneEnglish
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            6 months ago

            Signed, a disabled and unable to work guy who enjoys IT and programing

            You don’t need to pay to develop an app, you only need to pay to put it in the store.

            So develop your app. If it’s any good, pay the $100, sell it in the store and it’ll pay for itself. It may even make you a little profit. If it’s not good enough for that, why does it need to be in the store?

            • ITPaw@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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              6 months ago

              Some capabilities actually need a paid developer account even if you don’t plan to put the app on the store.

              The Capability library shows only the capabilities available to the target type and your program membership. If you are not a member of the Apple Developer Program, the capabilities you can add are limited.

              https://help.apple.com/xcode/mac/current/#/dev88ff319e7

    • Bezier@suppo.fiEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Say you you’re maintaining a FOSS app on your own time. How interested would you be to pay Apple $100 annually for the privilege of giving their users free stuff?

      • BorgDrone@lemmy.oneEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Say you you’re maintaining a FOSS app on your own time. How interested would you be to pay Apple $100 annually for the privilege of giving their users free stuff?

        Depends on the reason you’re maintaining that app to begin with. If it’s a hobby, then $100/year is a pretty cheap hobby.

        • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          As an open source developer, you’re right IMO.

          It’s a shame you’re being downvoted based on feels.