Make iPhone Apps on a PC

Eagle11 · 2009-05-16T17:47:35

Is there any way to make iPhone apps on a PC? I would like to make apps for the iPhone/iTouch, but I don't have a mac. Thanks.

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Started by Eagle11 April 27, 2009 11:25 AM

46 comments, last by Ravyne 14 years, 11 months ago

eedok

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April 27, 2009 02:34 PM

What's the legal stance of buying a copy of OSX then running it in VM?

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dmail

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April 27, 2009 02:44 PM

Quote:Original post by eedok
What's the legal stance of buying a copy of OSX then running it in VM?

It is against the Leopard Server TOS to use on none apple hardware, for other versions it is against the TOS even using apple hardware.

TheTroll

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April 27, 2009 03:37 PM

I found it easier just to suck it up and buy a Macbook pro and then duel boot Vista with Boot Camp.

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3DModelerMan

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April 27, 2009 03:44 PM

Maybe you could check eBay for some sort of cheap old Mac, and use Mac to compile?

http://www.kongregate.com/games/3DModelerMan/replicator#tipjar

DrEvil

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April 27, 2009 04:52 PM

Yea I use a mac mini. It's more than powerful enough for iPhone development. Anything more than that is overkill.

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daviangel

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April 27, 2009 05:50 PM

Quote:Original post by Dave Hunt
Quote:Original post by Eagle11
Well, that kinda stinks. I don't have $1300 to spend on a mac... oh well.

The Mac Mini is $599 and you can use your existing monitor, mouse and keyboard. Of course, if you don't have $599, you're still sunk. ;-)

Yeah, it looks like I might have to get a macmini myself since my powerpc mac powerbook also isn't supported for iphone development!
You need to have an Intel based Mac I believe at least that's what it told me last time I tried to use the iphone devkit.

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captainfreedom

April 27, 2009 06:14 PM

Firstly, it's not illegal to make an iPhone app on Windows... chist, I mean we are living in a free country after all. However, you would have to use a hacked toolchain (that's very difficult to get working) and Apple won't publish your game on appstore.
What you can do is buy a copy of OS X and install it on you PC (known as a hackintosh). This is 100% legal - despite what apple says.

Dave Hunt

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April 27, 2009 06:28 PM

Quote:Original post by captainfreedom
Firstly, it's not illegal to make an iPhone app on Windows... chist, I mean we are living in a free country after all.

Nobody said it was.

Quote:Original post by captainfreedomWhat you can do is buy a copy of OS X and install it on you PC (known as a hackintosh). This is 100% legal - despite what apple says.

Unless you are a lawyer, it might be best not to give legal advice. If you are a lawyer, you should know better than to give legal advice.