Even though I disagree with the $99, I agree with you on this one: It takes money to make money. I've developed some great mobile apps, but I'm not as proficie

Even though I disagree with the $99, I agree with you on this one: It takes money to make money. I've developed some great mobile apps, but I'm not as proficient as someone that has done it every day for the past 5+ years... $99 is going to be weed out a lot of people that just don't feel they have the talent in mobile web development to actually have a shot at the $1M (or even the second or third place spot). $99 is the price of the lottery ticket. If you have an amazing idea and want to show it off at this event, you can do so, and still have a chance to win $1M. People like to complain too much.