Providing a poor quality application doesn't necessarily tell you anything about the audience a proper port would have, it can be significantly damaging to your brand, and is a waste of press attention.
Doesn't necessarily tell you anything. But it can. If you can find for 4-5k that "Yeah, people will buy stuff on mac like our iOS stuff, pull out the whole hog" it makes an excellent business case.
Also, not everything is brand based. For many things, removing the old thing from the store completely obliterates all mention ever made of it (as it wasn't the sort of thing that gets press attention anyhow).
Not everyone is selling apps that make 6-7 figure incomes. Many people are selling multiples that rake in 4-5 and doing quite nicely with that, and with no marketing.
Also, not everything is brand based. For many things, removing the old thing from the store completely obliterates all mention ever made of it (as it wasn't the sort of thing that gets press attention anyhow).
Not everyone is selling apps that make 6-7 figure incomes. Many people are selling multiples that rake in 4-5 and doing quite nicely with that, and with no marketing.