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by 1qaz2wsx3edc 4786 days ago
This is false. Xamarin includes a free tier. You can download it. But yes, after you've opted into pay it's a subscription.

I think subscriptions for support are a great model as they scale. You're paying for help with your solution.

Updates on the other hand only serve to limit & restrict the community.