The questions is: "will I make money on this platform?" The answer varies from project to project, platform to platform. But it has nothing to do with 'trust' in the platform vendor.

If your answer involves "I trust the platform vendor" you're not making a decision, you're gambling.

> "I'm still having a hard time getting my head around that concept and why anyone would invest development resources into that kind of platform."

It's a risk like any other. (Non-gambling) business-people accept risk when they think they can make enough money to offset it.