After some further research my journey has led me back to windows or linux. I have a PC, and I should stick with what it runs best right?
There are a few options out there for people that want to utilize a PC to develop for the iPhone, but I can almost guarantee that none of the apps developed using these tools will see the light of day in the Apple Appstore. Regardless this might be a good starting point for learning.
I’m starting to see VMware as my savior as much as I’ve been trying to avoid virtualization. More on that in a later.