Don't get me wrong - if you are on a tight budget, a Hackintosh (if you can set it up) - is very usable. You might have to forgo some things, like working audio or wireless, but it will work well enough to develop iPhone apps if you have another main computer. Sadly, VMWare is impractical for anything serious, and XCode cannot run on windows.

You can grab a low-specced Mac Mini off ebay for <$300.

I hope that's a joke because the "free west" doesn't exist. Every country has their own disturbing rights violations.

Canada still runs religiously discriminated public schools in Ontario. Bill 101 in Quebec has been widely criticized as a violation of freedom of speech and freedom of language.

Britain has the right to remain silent, but your silence can be used against you in court. In addition, the truth isn't a defense against libel.

France has serious police abuse issues, to the point of torture in French prisons.

Germany's 202c essentially bans network penetration testing. Working with Metasploit could be a crime.

And so on and so forth...