[gommm]

And anyway, in the worse case if after launching the app it doesn't become successful, you can always leverage it to get well paid consulting developing iphone apps.

And consulting gigs are a great way to keep afloat while developing your next products :-)

[z8000]

Indeed! I made one iPhone app last year, gave it away for free, got a lot of exposure, and have been doing enough consulting to (finally) leave my day job @ Y! and focus on my own big (iPhone related) project.