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kottke.org - 8/7/2008

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Yesterday developer Armin Heinrich posted an iPhone app to the App Store called I Am Rich . The program displays a red gem, has no function but to display your wealth to others through ownership, and costs $1000. It has since been removed from the App Store, although no one knows whether Apple or Heinrich pulled it. I Am Rich isn't the most clever piece of art, but it's not bad either. For ...

online.wsj.com - 8/11/2008

IPhone Software Sales Take Off: Apple's Jobs

— online.wsj.com — Take Off: Apple's Jobs CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc.'s bet on cellphone software appears to be paying... off. In the month since Apple opened an online software clearinghouse called the App Store, users have downloaded more than 60 million programs ... (more) IPhone Software Sales Take Off: Apple's Jobs

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itunes.com - 8/15/2008

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 8/8/2008

UPDATED Apple removes $1,000 featureless iPhone application

— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Eight iPhone owners have joined an elite clan: Their Apple gadget is running a program that cost... nearly $1,000. When the iPhone first hit the market in June 2007, those who paid the $499 entry price -- and signed the... (more) UPDATED Apple removes $1,000 featureless iPhone application

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MacDailyNews: ‘I Am Rich’ application for iPhone, iPod touch disappears from Apple’s App Store

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW): Thoughts on the iPhone App Store review process

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‘I Am Rich’ application for iPhone, iPod touch disappears from Apple’s App Store
MacDailyNews — ... or not to buy an iPhone app, not Apple, particularly since the App Store is the only way to legitimately purchase consumer iPhone apps. Imagine if Apple chose which music they stocked in the iTunes store based on the company's taste. No Kanye because Jay-Z is better. No Dylan because it's too whiney. Of course they don't do that; they stock a crapload of different music and let the buyer decide. We should deride Apple for that type of behavior, not cheering them on." Full article here . Daring Fireball's John Gruber explains another possibility, "If everyone who 'buys' this ...

Thoughts on the iPhone App Store review process
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Should Apple have approved "I Am Rich"? Pretty much everyone agrees that it's a useless application. But once approved, should they have pulled it? Jason Kottke says it should stay in the App Store. He argues that Apple should be providing an open marketplace rather than a hand-selected boutique. ...

‘I Am Rich’ developer sold 8 copies for $999.99 each before Apple censored app
MacDailyNews — ... . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "El Guapo" for the heads up.] MacDailyNews Take: As we, and others , have already said: "I Am Rich" did exactly what it was advertised and designed to do and the price was clearly marked. Unless the app was somehow physically harmful to iPhone and/or iPod touch (highly unlikely), then Apple's position is simply indefensible and they should make the "I Am RIch" app available again immediately. Apple is completely in the wrong about this and is sliding rapidly down a slippery slope. Which app will Apple decide they don't like next? Maybe next ...