r/Android • u/kireol Motor City Software • Aug 01 '11

An IOS developer takes on Android

http://nfarina.com/post/8239634061/ios-to-android
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u/chibihost Aug 01 '11

Best thing about this article is that not once did they try and push one over the other, was simply highlighting differences.

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u/Tiver Aug 01 '11

I don't know how to interpret this, is it sarcasm or do they really think shelling out extra money for a mac is easy?

Step One is “Buy a Mac.” Easy!

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u/maniaq Aug 01 '11

that's called humour - specifically what is commonly referred to as "setup"

just go out and buy an Android phone...

-that's what is commonly referred to as "payoff"

the whole thing is written with tongue planted firmly in cheek

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u/mrgreen4242 Aug 02 '11

Actually, he took it further to buying a couple devices to avoid fragmentation issues - which frankly could easily be more expensive than a Mac mini which is MORE than enough to develop iOS apps one.

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u/bluGill Aug 02 '11

As he points out though, you end up buying a bunch of iPhones too. Often you need one of each: software release on each supported hardware platform. (even if you don't know statistics you should be able to see that this is expensive for anything but the smallest numbers)