torrentfreak.com — We recently reported the story of the pirated iPhone game ?Whack em All?, where the developer actually engaged the game?s cracker instead of taking an aggressive stance. The dialogue had a surprising effect. Sales increased 100%, pirates donated and the game is now available free of charge.
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sirmasterboyJan 25, 2009
Best. Site. Ever.<a class="user" href="http://appulo.us/appdb/">http://appulo.us/appdb/</a>Every App store app cracked and free :-)
fakeollieJan 25, 2009
But it is... remember, the first one is always free.
yaazzJan 26, 2009
It doesn't make sense why we can't use then either! I bought a gift card to buy some apps, and found out I can't use it for some reason. Until this is fixed I don't have a way to buy apps, so I am just going to pirate them. Go ahead and flame me if you want but I want apps and this is the only way to get them currently.
mattbdJan 26, 2009
Will they bollocks. Two reasons:1) Android is Linux based. Linux vulnerabilities are patched far faster than any in OS X so I would expect the same would apply to Android vs iPhone OS.2) Android apps are sandboxed and run in a Java VM.Apple's claim that they need to control the app store to prevent malware is utter crap.
nidy1Jan 26, 2009
"They aren't getting ripped off if I wouldn't buy it otherwise."That doesn't make it ok. You're using something someone else put work into and intended to charge for. At least have the decency to admit that instead of trying to justify it.
jobobshishkabobJan 26, 2009
Doesn't PayPal allow you to create secure cards for use as a MasterCard on sites that don't take PayPal? Or is that not an international feature in PayPal?
radyeJan 27, 2009
ya nice think...
tomfrostJan 27, 2009
@Nidy: So I can expect that you don't have a pirated copy of Photoshop, and you don't have any pirated music on your computer? People play the "But they're big evil corporations!" card all the time, but the cold hard fact is that the price is there because they have the legal right to set it. Don't be a hypocrite. If you're against one part of piracy, you can't be *for* other parts.
souldragoonxFeb 9, 2009
I as a developer and just recently have seen 90% piracy rate on something that took months to create... That will sink me.. When I developed for the XBOX and PC the levels were no where close to that and I did not mind. However, this is very damaging IMO. At least for those that need to purchase bandwidth...
prabirpanjaAug 27, 2009
Piracy Kills developers. Period.<a class="user" href="http://thumpermassager.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://thumpermassager.blogspot.com/</a>