[keithwarren]

Being honest, there will be very little learning curve going from VS to Xamarin Studio. They tried to make that switch as painless as possible.

You are right, there is a factor of learning that needs to be baked into your consideration but there comes a point where you put a little trust in people who came before you and tell you 'I have done this, I have been where you are - follow me and you will be fine'.

On the flip side, Nat Friedman is incredibly approachable. I am sure if you simply email him and tell him your concerns he will accommodate you with a longer trial period or some kind of money back guarantee, that just how he is.

[atwebb]

Great, now I feel like my reply was way too snarky. I'll give the XS IDE a try and I want to be clear to any Xamarin/dev folks reading here, I in no way think all this stuff should be free. I just see that as a limiting barrier and, judging by the comments here and elsewhere, so do others. I appreciate your reply and insight, thanks!

[sochinochi]

We recently introduced pricing for SMBs and Start Ups. You can shoot an email to [e-mail] if interested.

[wongwf82]

How does one become Xamarin certified from Australia/Malaysia?