[tomjen3]

I was tempted to start developing for their platform, but the start-up costs are huge (get a mac, I doubt learning objective c would be that bad since I can already program both in c and c++) and it allows me to do less than I can with Android (no background tasks, no way to replace and augment the existing software).

Apple could solve both of these issues, and at least the first point wouldn't go against their business plan (very few people buy a mac just so they can create apple apps) nor would background tasks be much in the way (for some reason they are currently only allowed for music).

The upside is that the store works much better and makes developers more money than the android market (which is broken beyond belief if you don't live in the US) which would be enough to sway me.

As it is, I will properly get an Android soon and then I will have to find some way to sell my apps. But hey, at least they wont be just another game.