> This is way more than you need to develop for Microsoft
Windows, by default, will block apps from lesser known developers unless they shell out quite a bit more than $99 a year for an Extended Validation (EV) Code-Signing Certificate from a certificate authority that Microsoft finds acceptable.
> Also, Mac Minis are a one time $500 purchase, and will be good enough to use for more than one year.
The cheapest Mac Minis ($600, btw) are barely usable for serious development, a more reasonable one is $1000. You also need at least a couple of iOS devices for testing, which works out to ~$200 a year.
Windows, by default, will block apps from lesser known developers unless they shell out quite a bit more than $99 a year for an Extended Validation (EV) Code-Signing Certificate from a certificate authority that Microsoft finds acceptable.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48946680/how-to-avoid-th...
Also, Mac Minis are a one time $500 purchase, and will be good enough to use for more than one year.