Apple has caught on that phones are the next gaming/entertainment platform. People want to play games on their iPhone, and they will pay for them. Developers wa

Apple has caught on that phones are the next gaming/entertainment platform. People want to play games on their iPhone, and they will pay for them. Developers want to make games for the iPhone, because they can make games that haven't been possible in the past, and they can make money selling them. John Carmack ported Duke Nukem to the iPhone for fun. The hardware is great for games. The operating system and development stack are also great for games. People who like games and like making games are all excited about the iPhone. In contrast, the hardware for Android is not good for games. The Android operating system and development stack seem ill-suited for games. People are not excited about playing or making Android games. People who are excited about Android are excited about making it run on washing machines.