Do you need Mac OS X to develop iPhone apps?

Question

I was reading some sort of article stating you need Mac OS X to develop iPhone apps. is there really such as restrictions?

Can\'t you just download the SDK (and the

Answer 1

Nope, you need an Intel-based Mac to develop apps for iOS. There is no iOS SDK for Windows.

That being said, there might be a way to use something like PhoneGap to develop your app "elsewhere" and then create a suitable package for iOS as well as other mobile platform. I am not familiar enough with PhoneGap and similar tools to know about this angle with any more certainty though.