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- macslut, on 08/07/2008, -4/+11Damn, and I was looking to post a crack for the app...which would've been damn easy because all you need to do is display the image that's readily available.
Seriously though, Apple had two ways that they could've gone with this. Either the App Store is a free for all, or Apple approves the apps.
Apple from day one said that they approve the apps. I can live with that, but I'm hoping that they don't shut down the jailbreaking community...which should be fair, we're not newbies, we know what we're getting into...keep grandma protected in the App Store.
If Apple is going to approve App Store apps, then they should actually be reviewing them. It seems like they aren't doing this so much proactively, but rather reacting once they see things like NetShare and I Am Rich appearing on blogs...or getting complaints.
I can understand I Am Rich being pulled. Contrary to this article, I Am Rich would never have achieved status symbol status. At best, it opened Apple up to the possibility that some kid somewhere would've bought it and complained to mommy. Not to mention there would've been a ton of copy-cats. It even opens the door to spammers.
Not allowing this app on a protected App Store just makes sense on multiple levels. Removing it was only a mistake because it was allowed in the first place, and perhaps the whole idea of reviewing apps is flawed. - Andrwmorph, on 08/07/2008, -1/+6Apple should require purchase confirmation for anything over a certain price.
- psykiv, on 08/07/2008, -0/+4Then why do art collectors pay millions of dollars for an image?
- Pliep, on 08/07/2008, -3/+6101% agreed. It's not Apple who should decide if an app is stupid. Apple only has to decide if an app is technically safe to use, with no crashes, no spyware, no malicious code.
- SeanKeevey, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2That's a silly point. Along the same line, one could argue that a diamond engagment ring serves no purpose and yet costs €5,000+
- gandhii, on 08/07/2008, -1/+3What kind of moron would even use one-click anyway.
- bigsteve, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2I Am Rich wasn't violating any terms of service of the app store, at least none that I can interpret. It was just silly / useless.
- SeanKeevey, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2@IPublius
So an engagment ring has a purpose in representing something to the owner, then why not this? - dizzy113, on 08/07/2008, -3/+5Um.. it was retarded and glad it's gone. There is so much crap on there now you can't find *****! Also, it's an app store and that image server no purpose and has no application so it's not a matter of taste. If the "developer" wants they should have just sold the picture for $1000 and people could make it their wallpaper.
- Firehed, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2I agree. It's not Apple's job to keep stupid things off the App Store, just apps that are broken, damaging, or illegal. If you see a $999.99 app with one-star ratings and buy it anyways, it's not Apple's fault that you're a *****.
- chadisawesome, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2um, don't click the buy button.
I mean... really... that's an easy enough solution.
also apple has a return policy in place for things like this... I don't see how this is an issue. - andrewk21, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2Apple clearly allows anything on the app store. They've managed to accomplish the worst of both worlds -- an approval process that does no weeding out of buggy and useless programs, but does slow down the publication of applications.
- SeanKeevey, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2@evan193.
Diamonds have a value because there is a demand for them (albeit one that is manipulated by De Beere's but that's another story).
In the same way, there was a demand for this software. Who are you to say it is worthless? If a picture is worthless then why do people pay millions for paintings? - inactive, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Whoahoa...did you attempt to establish a link between iPhones and erradicating third world poverty?
The iPhone is not a product that benefits anyone, despite the hype, it's a novelty item.
If the money spent on iPhones was spent on research for clean water, there's a correlation.
At no point in your comment did you come anywhere near a rational response. You have made everyone on this thread dumber.
I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul. - bigbangbuddha, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1I'm glad they did, after hearing about this app I turned my purchase warnings back on, I was just paranoid about accidentally hitting this thing and getting screwed !!
- zspeed78, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Nope?
- sumiguchi, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2I'd say great idea if this wasn't exactly the same as VIP ringtones in GTA4.
- zspeed78, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Nevermind me, just wanted to see if there really was a captcha.
- Chairboy, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1$100 is as arbitrary as $1000, because a $100 mistake may be just as painful for one person as a $1000 mistake is for another. Once you try assigning absolute breakpoints, you run into the problem of relativism.
- metapop, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2so, if someone bought the "i am rich" app and installed it, it would make their phone a collector's item, considering that "i am rich" is no longer available... in fact, they might have the only iphone in the world with "i am rich"... which could possibly in fact make them rich.
- JPong01, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1The same statement could be said about this app though. In a free market, its up to the market to decide what is useless and what isn't. Maybe this guy is a disgrace to the Apple developer program that many people are having trouble getting in. But it doesn't change the fact he is filling a niche market for people with more money than brains.
- brilliantdays, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2Totally agree with Jason! So should Amazon remove all items that cost more than a few dollars from 1-click? Nope. People have to take care of themselves.
- Typhoon2009, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Completely ***** agreed, I haven't had to fill out a CAPTCHA on digg for the longest time and now this ***** starts?
- NekstBestThing, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1whore your blog some more
- 3210, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1And you will have to waste your time going through many useless applications when you are looking for applications. If this is allowed, many other useless applications will flood the store.
- 11oops, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Phew. I didn't want that tank anyways. Good thing it didn't automatically download and be in my possession immediately like with iTunes!
- Avian00, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1I propose a compromise...
Eliminate 1-Click for any app that costs more than a certain price. I suggest $9.99, because for most people that's the price that won't do any real damage if they click and buy. That way people that clicked this item, believe it was a joke, will receive a warning like, "HEY! You are REALLY about to give is $999.99 for this app! Are you absolutely sure you want to do this?" Just a suggestion... - 3210, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Apple made the right choice, if you do not remove useless apps like this one, the store will be filled with them.
- ebowen, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1I'm happy that this app was taken off. If it was left on, you would start seeing thousands of apps just like it popping up. On the other hand, if the profits were going to a charity, then I'd agree with it. There are many charities which give you a bumper sticker, t-shirt, or something to show your support. If the developers played their cards right, this could have been appropriate and innovative. They could have offered their services to non-profits to develop an icon and distribute it for them for a small % of the donations.
As for the ***** suckers who bought the app because they are rich, ***** YOU! You could have done something meaningful with that money and may have earned some real respect. For the idiots who bought the app thinking it was a joke, what possessed you to risk your money like that? The buttons that you are clicking on your computer actually do go somewhere! And the fact that you don't have physical gold in hand, doesn't mean that there's now real transaction. As much as I despise this app, the developers wrote a description and you know you read it! Therefore, you should not get your money back! - Typhoon2009, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2iPhone a display of wealth? $200 isn't asking a lot for a video player, camera, MP3 player, and phone...
- meannate, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1It seems like a lot of people view the iPhone itself as an "I am Rich" program...
- Daniel591992, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1You just commented, haha!
- enotswhat, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1oops i accidentally ordered that on demand porn movie after i clicked the BUY button
- tripledjr, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2Someone make a knock off of the I am rich app make it a blue gem sell it for 10$ you'll be rich. You can call it "I iz gun be Rich"
- Exhumist, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1I don't know... I've seen rich people with $20,000 watches, that are not necessarily "Watch Enthusiasts"... They wear it to show how much better they are than the rest of us... Sad but true, this app may have had some legitimate buyers...
and Armin might end up with a $20,000 watch... - wisefool9, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2Ok, so in the end it is Armin's intentions that define whether this was serious, a prank or art...or even a combo of the three. I think it's brilliant either way.
No doubt you have to be at least impressed by the fact that we're still talking about it. That an overpriced piece of useless junk can cause so much response is hilarious.
If Apple pulled the plug, I'd say they're in the wrong. If Armin did, it's his own right to do so. Still I think the people outraged by this useless application are fools to even be so concerned with it.
Armin Heinrich FTW. - daridave, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1just so you know, Apple would have made 300$ for every one of those apps sold. I have a feeling they're not the ones who took it away.
I think it was a stupid app and a t 1000, it's just a very lame ruse from the developer to make easy money, but the principle behind it... I actually do know some people who would have bought it! So... is he really stupid or brilliant ?! - JPong01, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1A diamond is just a rock found on the ground though. It only has value because you have been trained to believe it does.
There are many people that can draw a picture of a diamond and sell it for actual money. Sure not everyone can do this but there are some people that make money off drawings. What this guy is doing, is no different. - simplitis, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1I agree with macslut.
No, I Am Rich wasn't violating any terms of service, but common sense people. - inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Given that real time GPS route-finding apps are banned by Apple (check the SDK aggreement), I see very little in the way of massive untapped potential for the iPhone.
The Nintendo Wii's input devices and peripherals are what give it great potential, the iPhone has none of these things.
The only real potential it has is sales numbers, and therefore potential App Store customers. This is too linear and as far as I can see, technologically at least, it is leveling off usefulness-wise, the whole developer NDA situation merely slows down this leveling off (As code sharing would get the right code to the right people quicker). - Otto, on 08/07/2008, -1/+2No, Apple's Return Policy on these apps is basically "no returns for any reason at all".
When there is a way to accidentally spend $1000 with 1-click, with no return capabilities, then Apple needs to be very sure that the app is legitimate and that nobody will make that one-click thinking it was a joke or something.
This app absolutely should have been removed. Nobody would seriously buy it, so it can generate nothing but complaints and ill-will from their customers. - surgictube, on 08/22/2008, -0/+1Damn, I was going to reply to beerock, but you two nailed it. Give him time... it's hard to understand complex global economic issues when he's still living in mommy's basement. :D
- inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Typical fanboy retort. Completely devoid of any intelligent debate or conversation, comprising entirely of an almost tribal loyalty to a corporation and its practices.
Thank you for proving my point, as if it needed proving at all.
Have a great day. - inactive, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Sooooo if I offered you a basic car that could do whatever a normal car does and had a sticker price of a million dollars on it , and you bought it, thats my fault!
- CynicalTyler, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Perhaps what you've failed to realize is that the developed world's technological extravagence is pulling the world out of poverty. Maybe slower than I would like, but still. There's a link between high-technology consumer products and the technology that will eventually find a way to provide good food, clean water, and plentiful energy to the impoverished. If the former weren't making money, we wouldn't have the societal excess to spend on the latter.
The human condition has improved incredibly over the past 1000 years (and most of that in the past 200) due simply to technological advances. I'm not equating buying an iPhone with saving starving children, however if our economy wasn't filled with consumer products like the iPhone, we would probably be starving ourselves and thus no one would be better off. - nogami, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Why did Apple remove it? Probably because they knew that the only people who bought it would be buying by accident, and therefore issuing chargebacks on their credit cards and bothering Apple's support people with angry phone calls.
None of which does anything but cause Apple headaches. They don't need the bad PR and angry customers.
Of course they're going to remove it. I'm sure they have some legal disclaimer hidden away somewhere that says they have the absolute right to remove any app for any reason at any time. - veriix, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Well that didn't last long did it.
- Firehed, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1What does one's daily living cost have to do with anything? Where they're living, you CAN live on a dollar a day. You're not going to get cable TV, but as far as I'm concerned that's a good thing.
- Daniel591992, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1test
edit: mine has a +1. - 11oops, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0Oops, too late since it seems I just bought it when I clicked the Buy button to see what would happen. My AmEx bill is gonna suck this month!
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