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

Yes, you´re gonna need a MacBook or alike to develop for iOS. In my opinion, one of the biggest problems of developing apps for iOS is that you regularly have to buy a new MacBook (or another Mac based technology computer), since over time the most current version available of xCode for your already recently outdated OS X becomes incompatible with the newest iOS.