appleinsider.com - 1/23/2009
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A software engineer who wrote what he calls a "terrible" and "crap" app in less time than it typically takes to eat lunch has since watched it shoot to the top of Apple's App Store, where it's now generating over $200 an hour despite being a free download.
pocketgamer.biz - 1/29/2009
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pocketgamer.biz —
Apple is planning to introduce a premium games
section to its App Store where it will sell
a range of iPhone games for $19.99, sources tell PocketGamer.biz. However, the initiative will only be open to a restricted number of large publishers, rather ...
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Rumour: Apple planning $19.99 games section on App ...
appleinsider.com - 1/29/2009
pocketgamer.biz - 1/29/2009
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pocketgamer.biz —
Apple is planning to introduce a premium games
section to its App Store where it will sell
a range of iPhone games for $19.99, sources tell PocketGamer.biz. However, the initiative will only be open to a restricted number of large publishers, rather ...
(more)
Rumour: Apple planning $19.99 games section on App ...
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iPhone Dev Says Purposely ‘Terrible, Crap’ App Is Making Serious (real serious) Money
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... app in less time than it typically takes to eat lunch has since watched it shoot to the top of Apple’s App Store, where it’s now generating over $200 an hour despite being a free download. We’ve talked a lot (a whole lot) lately about some bizarre and crap apps that make it to the App Store - but this story is fascinating to me because it gives us a ‘crap app’ developer’s point of view on things. The developer in question, who goes by the nickname High Gloss, is 22 years old, and in his talk with Apple Insider he offers some great insight on his approach, his thoughts on ...
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