You too can work on D for iOS

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On Friday, 12 June 2015 at 08:43:39 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad 
wrote:
> On Friday, 12 June 2015 at 06:50:01 UTC, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
>> On 12/06/2015 6:45 p.m., Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>>> On 06/12/2015 12:51 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The cost is really minimal if you are serious. A Mac Mini 
>>>> costs $500
>>>> new, and you get Xcode free.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The last two computers I bought were about $340 each. And 
>>> those are
>>> laptops, with screen and battery and everything.
>>>
>>
>> In New Zealand a fully upgraded top of the line model (the 
>> kind you get from Apply directly) is ~ $4000.
>
> Hm, in Norway the 12core version fully upgraded is 11354USD 
> without a screen… Are you sure you looked at Mac Pro?
>
>> Mac Mini ~$1000.
>
> I get 695USD with no keyboard for 2 cores at 1.4Ghz.
>
> A 3Ghz mac mini/16GB RAM/256GB SSD  is 1775USD and still only 
> *2* cores?
>
> I'd rather buy a used 4-core mac mini or go Linux.

even in USA their prices are ridiculous

for example, the $999 hidpi monitor they sell on their site? you 
can buy the same exact monitor for ~$250 on ebay directly from 
the korean manufacturer. I own one, it looks identical to the 
apple one.