How good is Mono Touch in comparison to the IPhone SDK?

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Published on 2010-03-26T13:29:57Z Indexed on 2010/03/26 13:33 UTC
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Hi,

I'm new to IPhone development and have to decide on a suitable tool to develop my application in. Since I am know C# / .NET, but not objective C, Mono Touch seems appealing to me. But is it is worth spending the extra $400?

If have tried both, I'd be interested in your opinion.

Thanks,

Adrian

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