Ask HN: If you were just starting development, which platform would you pick?

Web, iPhone, Mac, iPad, Android, Android tablets, WP7, etc.

Assuming the same application quality and content, which one has the best chance at generating a fair amount of money?

There is not clear answer for this. It depend of the quality of you product and availability of similar products on given market, product niche and other factors. That is why there are different kind of software and different developers are preferring one or another.

Asking the wrong questions. There are people making lots of money in each of those and more.

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