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Apple Developer
Mac OS X v10.5, as well as the introduction for the
Power Mac G5 - and its successor, the Mac Pro.
• - Apple Developers receive invitations to exclusive
workshops, and conferences about the latest
Apple Developer Logo technologies. Generally, the workshop is a
demonstration of the latest Apple technology done
Developer,
Apple Developer formerly Apple Developer Connec- by an Apple engineer.
ADC,
tion or ADC is Apple Inc.’s developer network. It is de- • - Apple Developers can download the iPhone SDK in
signed to make available resources to help software de- order to write applications targeting iOS. The iPhone
velopers write software for the Mac OS X and iOS plat- SDK is available in all Apple Developer accounts,
forms.[1] The cost is US$99/year. including free memberships.
• - The Apple Developer Program provides
Benefits of membership compatibility testing for new Applications. The
compatibility testing, located in Cupertino,
California, Tokyo, Japan, and Beijing, China. At the
Cupertino campus alone, there are three separate
labs which collectively have hundreds of Mac
configurations, with several different third party
peripherals.
• - Apple Developer Program members are able to
submit their applications to the Mac or iOS App
Store, where they can either publish their
application for free, or sell their product to end-
users.
Apple Developer Programs
Apple Developer offers both free and paid programs. Free
WWDC 2005, at Moscone Center programs include a basic Apple Developer account and
the Safari Developer Program, while paid plans include
• - Apple Developer Program members are eligible to the iOS Developer Program and the Mac Developer Pro-
receive help such as technical support and code gram. Paid memberships are for one year, and are renew-
support, directly from Apple engineers in their able at the same price as originally purchased. Alternate
products. versions of these programs targeted towards universities
• - The Apple Developer reference library provides and enterprises are also available.[2]
developer news, technology releases, and technical • - The Safari Developer Program is free, and allows
information. As well, it provides Apple-authored members to develop extensions for Apple’s Safari
technical documentation, a wide range of Software web browser.
Development Kits, tools, and sample code. • - The Mac Developer Program replaces the prior ADC
• - Another notable feature of the Apple Developer Student, Select, and Premier programs, and costs
Program is the ability to receive prerelease software, $99/year.
most importantly prerelease versions of Apple’s own • - The iOS Developer Program provides Apple
operating system, as well as other Apple software. Developer resources focused around iOS
Apple products are regularly seeded whenever a development, and costs $99/year.
build occurs.
• - With an Apple Developer Program membership
comes the eligibility to attend the WWDC, one of the Software leaks
premier Mac conferences held throughout the year. There have been several leaks of secret Apple software
In the past, the WWDC has been the venue for the through the prerelease program, most notably the Mac
introduction of Mac OS X v10.3, Mac OS X v10.4, and OS X 10.4 Tiger leaks, in which Apple sued three men
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who allegedly leaked Mac OS X 10.4 prerelease builds to [3] Fried, Ina (2004-12-21). "Apple sues over loose
BitTorrent.[3] Tiger". CNET News.com. http://news.com.com/
Apple+sues+over+loose+Tiger/
References 2100-1047_3-5500034.html.
[1] Apple, Inc. (2011). Apple Developer. Retrieved on
2011-05-01.
External links
[2] "Apple Developer Programs - Apple Developer". • Apple Developer website
Apple. http://developer.apple.com/programs/.
Retrieved 2011-05-01.
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