I still don't get why most of you think that it's the only way or are already bothering with the iPhone app store...
If you really want to make money, and not gamble on it, then contract work is the only way, and you might even make a bit more money, though it will most likely cost you more time. I think that putting some effort into some $100,000+ iPhone app projects is worth a lot more than chucking buck-a-game's at the app store, and most likely polluting it even more...

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