X-FeedAbuse: http://nntpfeed.proxad.net/abuse.pl feeded by 88.191.16.109 Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.dougwise.org!nntpfeed.proxad.net!nospam.fr.eu.org!usenet-fr.net!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!news.glorb.com!news-spur2.glorb.com!homer.glorb.com!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Steve Sobol Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Android?Why Dalvik? Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 14:55:33 -0700 Organization: Glorb Internet Services, http://www.glorb.com Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: iQ9Qbjw3iWX5Y5cuPOKevQ.user.posting2.glorb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@glorb.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 21:55:36 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: MicroPlanet-Gravity/3.0.4 X-Notice: Scanned by Mr. Bill Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:4996 In article , Tobias Blass says... > > On 2011-06-05, Abu Yahya wrote: > > On 6/4/2011 10:31 AM, BGB wrote: > > [snip] > > > > Incorrect. You can use a provisioning profile to test out your app on a > > real device before you upload it to the AppStore. > You should have mentioned that this provisioning profile is at least $99 per > year while you can develop on Android for free (If you want to distribute your > program over the market you pay $25 or so). The difference is that you can't > test your iOS program without this account while you can load your app on > Android for free. > > I know that these fees don't really hurt companies, but they prevent hobbyists > from developing on iOS $99 per year is not a big deal. It's barely more than $8 per month. However, I do agree with your point about hobbyists. The most casual hobbyists probably aren't going to want to pay the $99 (and I can't blame them). -- Steve Sobol - Programming/WebDev/IT Support sjsobol@JustThe.net