Re:Antitrust inquiry into Apple over Section 3.3.1
by tptacek on Monday May 03, 2010 @07:50PM
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The comparisons seem especially apt.
Microsoft: Nobody can develop first-class applications for the platform without licensing the (extremely expensive) X360 XDK, which includes an approved compiler toolchain.
Apple: Anyone running OSX can develop first-class applications for the platform using Xcode for a (very cheap) developer fee.
XNA is a red herring. It's (to use MSFT's term) a hobbyist platform.
Microsoft: Nobody can develop first-class applications for the platform without licensing the (extremely expensive) X360 XDK, which includes an approved compiler toolchain.
Apple: Anyone running OSX can develop first-class applications for the platform using Xcode for a (very cheap) developer fee.
XNA is a red herring. It's (to use MSFT's term) a hobbyist platform.