I think Mike Ash makes a good point on iPhone development:
My advice? Pick another platform to program for. The Mac is pretty nice. If you absolutely must develop for a mobile platform, try Android. You probably won’t make any money at it, but on the other hand, you probably won’t make any money at iPhone development either, and at least you won’t have to go begging to Apple every time you want to load a new version of your program onto your own phone.
I’ve seen many people interested in getting into iPhone development after hearing the success stories that were published when the App Store was brand new. They tend to ignore the facts about market saturation and the pains of working within the confines of the App Store. Instead, they cling to the dream of making an app that will hit big.
