[Kletiomdm]

Honestly I think you should be able to test stuff in real world scenarios if possible.

I would never do iOS development seriously without native devices.

Virtualization brings you far, true, but it's still different.

I would even create a hardware lap if I would do end-user device Software development.

And the quote is still true. If you do iOS MacOS development it IS the obvious choice obviously.

Yours might be cheaper and might have other advantages but it is NOT obvious.