How is this developer making any money? Should de banned from the store

[xsecretfiles]

Checkout the activity history tab for this app

http://appshopper.com/utilities/dvd-finder-use-barcode-upc-dvd-title-to-search

[Unspoken Demise]

I dont see why he would need to be banned? Am I missing something?

[strike1555]

I dont see why he would need to be banned? Am I missing something?

I think he's referring to the extremely frequent price changes which probably bump his views on apps that monitor changes.

[Unspoken Demise]

I think he's referring to the extremely frequent price changes which probably bump his views on apps that monitor changes.

How is that grounds for a banning at all? Sure, as a customer i'd be a little irked, but as Apple, why should they care? (Open question, not directed at you Strike.)

[strike1555]

How is that grounds for a banning at all? Sure, as a customer i'd be a little irked, but as Apple, why should they care? (Open question, not directed at you Strike.)

I agree with you, I don't think it warrants a banning. It's basically just a tactic (albeit maybe not the best one) to sell more apps.

[vettori]

Well, Apple could (and should) put a limit on the number of time a price can be changed in a specific time interval.

I sometimes changed the price for my apps to find the "right" price for an app but never done this way to get visibility.

[Gav2k]

There is ally of apps like that like im+ I got it on sale.

http://appshopper.com/social-networking/im

[conman16]

There's this dev called "proWeb Games". Check them out on appshopper they have 50+ apps that all switch from 1.99 to free at least a couple times a week, alternating so that everyday there is at least 3 or 4 of them on sale. They pop up on pandora box every goddam day and it's pissing me off.

[jessica.]

I don't think it warrants a ban but frankly, if you have a DVD to scan the bar code then why would you need to find the DVD?
:confused:

[sinsin07]

Nobody trying to make a buck should be band, as long as they are not stealing, deceiving the public or doing anything illegal. They are just working with the hand that was dealt. It is clever marketing. The problem here is its annoying the consumer, however the consumer does not need to use the Appshopper to find and buy Apps. I don't.

[rKunda]

That's not being 'clever,' it's abusing a system. People trying to get page views by working around Google's rankings get dropped from the engine. I like it. I'm sure some people may get nailed incorrectly, and hopefully there's a system to fix it, but just perma-changing your prices for attention is worthy of a smackdown.

[LSUtigers03]

I don't think it warrants a ban but frankly, if you have a DVD to scan the bar code then why would you need to find the DVD?
:confused:

It seems kind of pointless unless it searches for prices which I don't think it does. There's a free jailbroken app that scans barcodes for a lot of different items and gives you online prices.

[PeteB]

I don't think it warrants a ban but frankly, if you have a DVD to scan the bar code then why would you need to find the DVD?
:confused:

Simple. You're a movie pirate and you want some artwork to print out on crappy paper to put in the DVD box. This app will get the cover art for you when you walk into a shop and zap the boxes of all the movies you downloaded the night before (or if you rented them from Blockbuster, you don't need to get a scanner to do the same thing).

[MacToddB]

I agree with you, I don't think it warrants a banning. It's basically just a tactic (albeit maybe not the best one) to sell more apps.

If it's any consolation, it doesn't seem to be working:

http://www.mobclix.com/appstore/1/app/327438404