[Ti] like hell freezing over ?

[Yuta Hsu]

On Jun 7, 2005, at 10:34 AM, John Griffin wrote:

> Here is another issue that nobody has mentioned. Apple has just  
> come out with a Development kit for $1K (US) that Develpers have to  
> use to convert their software to the Intel Platform.
>
> Excuse me? They developers have suddenly had the rug pulled out  
> from under them and are expected to shell out one thousand bucks  
> for the “privilege” of downgrading their applications so they will  
> work on an inferior platform?
>
> I am steaming on this one!!!

It does seem a little odd, but then again it's par for the course for  
developers.  Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo didn't just hand out  
devkits for their new consoles to developers (except to big houses  
like EA).  In fact, the $999 price isn't bad considering what you  
get, which is a PowerMacintel before anyone else can get one, though  
granted it's really a rental.  So it's not just Apple.  At least they  
have devkits available.

Cheers,
Yuta