Mobile development pricing became a race to the bottom. In a market where people see $0.99 as too expensive and still pirate software, how is money going to be

Mobile development pricing became a race to the bottom. In a market where people see $0.99 as too expensive and still pirate software, how is money going to be made by the average developer? Even if primary cashflow isn't your goal, who wants the support headaches for such measly compensation?