How to publish your iOS app:

1. Create an apple account (involves paying $99 and faxing(!) a form to apple, then speaking on the phone with them if you are in an unsupported country)

2. https://developer.apple.com/library/...12582-CH24-SW1

3. https://developer.apple.com/library/...12582-CH28-SW1

4. https://developer.apple.com/library/...012582-CH8-SW1

5. https://developer.apple.com/library/...012582-CH9-SW1

See the sheer length of those pages, and don't forget that you need to open almost every drop-down in them, for just a simple app.

No, it's not easy to develop on iOS.

Compare that with Downloading QtCreator and just using a two step wizard to publish to extras-devel for the N900.

Regarding Android vs WP, I would choose WP over android, as Google's stated mission is to know as much as possible about you, not that MS's intentions are good but having 80% of the market, whoever you are is by itself dangerous.