It's true if you want to make money, develop for the iPhone and not the Android.
But if you want to build neat, useful things I'd say in the long run the Android platform will be better.
I think Android versus iPhone is kind of an Apples to Oranges comparison. It's like comparing the PC with the Xbox. Sure, you can make a ton of money developing games for the Xbox, but that also means you have to develop games.
From what I've read(with some exceptions), the real money made on the iPhone is in developing games.
I wouldn't develop for the Android to make money. I would do it to make cool apps that I would use myself and could distribute myself without going through the App store & review process. I think the Android will be the cooler platform to develop for eventually, unless all you care about is making money. In which case make games.
But if you want to build neat, useful things I'd say in the long run the Android platform will be better.
I think Android versus iPhone is kind of an Apples to Oranges comparison. It's like comparing the PC with the Xbox. Sure, you can make a ton of money developing games for the Xbox, but that also means you have to develop games.
From what I've read(with some exceptions), the real money made on the iPhone is in developing games.
I wouldn't develop for the Android to make money. I would do it to make cool apps that I would use myself and could distribute myself without going through the App store & review process. I think the Android will be the cooler platform to develop for eventually, unless all you care about is making money. In which case make games.