Should I just begin developing for Android?
What is your goal? Why are you doing this in the first place?
Are you developing an app for fun? A personal learning experience? For a college class? To expand your professional skill set?
How much time and money are you willing to invest in each of those? The money appears to be the primary limiting factor at this time, so how much time are you willing to invest to make the money?For a personal learning experience and for some money.
I could always use the money I make off the Android app for the iOS store anyway, right?
I need a Mac so I can develop for the iOS market, (already have an iPhone 5), but I need a cheap Mac.
Can I find a MacBook for $400?
Would it be easier to just Virtual Machine Mac OS X on my PC by buying the Snow Leopard $19.99 OS DVD from Apple's Store
Is this against Apple's terms or whatever?
You can't install OS X on PC's, and if you do manage it, it won't be the latest XCODE. (It will develop apps for iOS 4 or 5.).
You can't install OS X on PC's
I just sold my 2008 white macbook for $500. So a 2011 for $400 will be virtually impossible, Macs hold their value extremely well
Actually, you can run OS X 10.6.8 Server in Virtual Machine, as permitted by the EULA. Of course, you can Hackintosh, but that is a whole different story.
Is either method inexpensive and permitted by the EULA?
I just want an inexpensive way to develop for the iOS market.
Like I said, I have an iPhone and ways to develop for it, but I do not have the Mac needed.. and while I love the Mac operating system, the hardware itself is over expensive ************.
As I stated, it is permitted to run 10.6 Server in a Virtual Machine. However, it isn't cheap, as you have to buy a licence to Snow Leopard Server.
Hackintoshing is sort of a gray area, but you typically have to build your own computers, and it has many limitations.
Why not just load up mac app store and get the latest xcode then?
Even if you manage to get a cheap Mac, realize that you must be a registered iPhone developer in order to put apps on devices as well as the App Store. That's $99 per year. If you are concerned about the $400 for the Mac, then I bet the extra $99 will blow your budget.