> Java is notorious for having over-engineered frameworks

You've got to separate Java the language from all the other stuff. You aren't going to use J2EE for Android so how does that affect you? Java may not be the most elegant language but neither is Objective-C without warts.

> And, more importantly, the market isn't just there for Android apps.

Now you are just moving the discussion.. this is not what the OP was talking about nor was it the point of this discussion.