I have the Indie plan for iOS and Android. I'd like to make apps for all 3 platforms: iOS, Android and Windows Phone. I'd also like to use Xamarin Forms for this since my apps will fit the model and there's a much higher code sharing percentage.
In VS.NET 2013 (update 4) I created a new C# Mobile app using a shared project. This gives me 4 projects as I expect. However, I can't build any of them. The iOS and Android versions need a Business license which I understand. The Windows Phone version fails I assume because of the Xamarin Forms in the shared project and Windows Phone project parts.
So then I tried to open the same solution in Xamarin Studio. The Android and shared projects work fine and the iOS won't load because I'm on Windows, I understand this part too. However, I can't load the Windows Phone project since XS doesn't support the project type.
So with an Indie license I'm unable to use Xamarin Forms for Windows Phone projects at all?
Since my projects are so small (in terms of $) and I'm doing this as a hobby I can't afford to pay the $2,000 (I know there's an MSDN discount too) for the business license annually.
Is there any way to build Windows Phone apps without a Business license?