From the mind of Roger Wyatt

Apple iPhone Developer Position
Employment Terms: 1099 Contract Position
Term 1 year
Duties: Develop applications for the iPhone and iPod. Once applications are developed, you must submit them to your master supervisor for approval. If your application is rejected, you will receive no compensation for your work, nor any compensation for any expenses incurred. If your application is accepted, you will pay Apple 30% of your salary for the priviledge of being able to work for Apple.
Net Pay (after paying Apple 30%): $6,250 /year

Signup today and be one of their 28,000 contract developers who are generating $75,000,000 income to Apple (and only $6,250.00 to you)

That’s the truth: Apple iPhone/iPod developers earned $175,000,000 last year. Divided between 28,000 developers. Apple made $75,000,000
for doing nothing more than setting up a closed distribution system and giving developers no where to turn. They have to sell through Apple and pay 30% for the priviledge. For that 30% Apple does no marketing for your application, does no support for your application, does no development on your application, they run a website and restrict access - that's it.

One of the reasons the iPhone and iPod/touch got so popular was that applications could be developed. Without Apps, the iPhone would be just another smart phone. So the development community has been duped into spending tons of cash developing applications that make the iPhone popular while receiving an average of $6250/year each all the while paying $75,000,000 into Apple for the priviledge of having an application on their platform.

Apple the greedy, corporate thug? You bet! I really can't figure out why more developers don't abandon Apple - they are losing their shirts while making Apple rich. Even the scuzziest Hollywood agents only take 15%.