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[–] -2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Only the £100 per year figure is true, just about everything else is false. You could get one of the best machines on the planet for £500 until the rampocalypse reached Apple, and it will last a decade or two. And you don’t need a Mac, just a computer.

That said, a 5% commission on non-apple store, non-apple payment processor purchases definitely is horseshit though. They explain it by saying they’re offsetting their cost to notarize other apps. A “responsibility” they gave themselves. I hope the EU one days decides to fight them on it

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    You can publish iOS apps without Xcode?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Yes. If you don’t have access to xcode there’s tools (free) and services (free up to a limit) that will do it for you

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago*

    No?

    What tools allow you to compile for the iPhone without Xcode? And what services are providing free… whatever you want to call that, since you can’t use Xcode without a Mac, and you can’t program in anything but Xcode for iPhone.

    Unless you’re talking about PWA “apps” which are not in any way a native app, and are essentially just a webpage running in a safari container?

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