Do you actually need a phone to develop Windows Phone 7 apps?

Question

I\'m thinking about trying my hand at a Windows Phone 7 app, and I\'d like to put it up on the market place. I know I don\'t need a phone to create the app (I\'ve toyed arou

Answer 1

No, but you would be a mad to try to sell an app that you had not tested on a real phone!

So you can get started without a physical phone, but once you have proved you can create an useful app (and the phones are shipping) you should get yourself a physical phone.