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Who would pay $1,000 for an iPhone application?
August 08, 2008 5:59 PM
Apparently, for some people, blinding bling and designer duds are too subtle.
Before Apple yanked the $999.99 "I Am Rich" iPhone application from its iTunes App Store, eight people had purchased the functionless application. Designed by German developer Armin Heinrich, the program does a whole lot of nothing. Once downloaded and activated, the application displays a glowing, red "ruby" on the user's iPhone screen.
In its official App Store description, the developer wrote: "The red icon on your iPhone or iPod Touch always reminds you (and others when you show it to them) that you were able to afford this. … It's a work of art with no hidden function at all."
According to tech blog Valleywag, one curious patron accidentally downloaded the application, thinking it was a joke. But seven others -- five in the United States, one in Germany and one in France -- meant to buy the ridiculously pricey program.
Who knows if those seven spendthrifts were actually rich, but they certainly made Heinrich several thousand dollars richer.
--Ki Mae Heussner
August 8, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (27)
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What's so revolutionary about bad hardware and useless apps. The speak and Spell was revolutionary too but mindless drones didn't go buy it because they thought that it made them part of an elite group......It's a phone not a lifestyle.....geez!
Posted by: Reverend | Aug 10, 2008 9:22:51 PM
I wish I had $1,000
Posted by: b. | Aug 11, 2008 2:23:58 AM
ToadstoolGirl,
I've got a couple of big, really absorbent towels. Where are we meeting for the shower?
Posted by: Walker Evans | Aug 11, 2008 8:20:14 PM
i know what you want? is my email to send spam
Posted by: you got my email know | Aug 12, 2008 11:38:21 AM
Steve you seem to be a very insecure person and probably jealous person. You try to degrade somebody for how they spend their money. If somebody wants to buy a useless app let them. If somebody wants to get tattooed (oh btw that is the correct spelling). Who are to pass judgement on somebody on how they spend their money. Your the reason americans are considers stupid all over the world because the don't have an open mind
Posted by: brandon | Aug 18, 2008 9:50:11 AM
Just wanted you to know we've linked to this article in our 'Top 10 Banned iPhone Apps.'
http://www.odesk.com/blog/2009/05/top-10-banned-iphone-apps/
Hope you can take a look. Thanks! --Tamara
Posted by: Tamara | May 20, 2009 12:55:38 PM
I heard Obama bought 3 of them after he got in office.
Posted by: g | Jul 3, 2009 11:10:26 AM
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