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Re:Creating an iPhone Application - Tutorial 1 by InkweaverReview on Saturday June 27, 2009 @01:27PM (#676993)
The two reasons why you would want to use the Objective C iPhone SDK are:

access to advanced multi-touch gestures, the ability to store data on the iPhone.

If your app is simple, though, a web application running in Safari might be a feasible solution.

Re:Creating an iPhone Application - Tutorial 1 by whughes on Saturday June 27, 2009 @01:31PM (#676995)
High-performance applications? 3D? Accelerometer usage? Access to data on the iPhone (contact list and such)?
Re:Creating an iPhone Application - Tutorial 1 by mtrichardson on Saturday June 27, 2009 @03:53PM (#677117)
Also, push notifications, in app purchases, simply being able to generate a second revenue stream...