how long before windows xcode?

[chris200x9]

I just thought I'd start this thread to see how many people think apple will be forced to make a windows xcode? I think this will happen, because of the iphone. Right now as it is if you want to develop an iphone app you need a mac. I think as iphone marketshare of iphones grow this will be ruled as anti-competitive.

 

[Stella]

I hope not.

If you want to develop iPhone, you buy a Mac.

"I think as iphone marketshare of iphones grow this will be ruled as anti-competitive."

iPhone has a looong way to.. iPhone is what, 12% or so in marketshare.

 

[Zyniker]

Hopefully never.

 

[blunderboy]

I can't see Apple doing this. It would cut into their own Mac sales, and Xcode is inherently a Mac platform, and I imagine that Apple wants to emphasise the integration between Mac OS, iOS and Xcode.

 

[Eraserhead]

Never. Its not a particularly good development environment. Eclipse/Visual Studio are far better.

 

[*LTD*]

For what reason?

Mac sales are high. Developers seem just fine getting their hands on Macs.

Who's going to "force" Apple? It's Apple's own platform, after all.