Well, it will be remembered by lots of people. This is truly a sad news. But hey, I know quit few way to get apps for few. Don't blame me, I love pirate (free) stuffs.
Get real, Yu will never eliminate pirate. As long as people developing apps, selling album and movies.
Well, it never invented to be. Just like aircraft never intended to crash into building. But people do it anyway.
People pirate for varies reasons. I am not saying pirate is good anyway, but people do pirating stuffs. From financial reasons to just try the app. There is no refund channel in iOS, I would like to try the app before I actually buy. I did lot and brought lot apps. But again, you will never eliminate piracy, never.
I've used installous but only one games. I'm not going to buy a $6.99 game and find out I hate it. If I like it then I go to the apple store and purchase it legally. I wish apple gave you the ability to try out games and apps before purchase because the reviews people leave aren't always accurate at all.
Not that there were many (if any) moral uses for Installous, but the idea of trying an app before you buy it would be a great feature for the App Store. Like a one hour or one day trial period.
Yes, many developers have free versions, but many don't. Just an idea
Usually, they don't say that Android is 'better' than iOS directly, they just say that Android is more free and iOS too close ...Yesterday, despite my interjection, I witnessed a crime beneath my eyes. One of my family members was downloading a pirated game on android.
What shocks me is that I know people who regret their iPhone purchase because iOS 6 has no jailbreak so they can't pirate. And also people who claim that android is better than iOS for the sole reason of piracy.
I've seen innocent people, harmless people, good people who resort to stealing their software. It's just sad.
Not that there were many (if any) moral uses for Installous, but the idea of trying an app before you buy it would be a great feature for the App Store. Like a one hour or one day trial period.
Yes, many developers have free versions, but many don't. Just an idea
You work at a job I suppose? Should they get to try you out before hiring you without you agreeing upon those terms? There is always a risk that an exchange of goods, services, and money will not work out.
Good. Geting tired of stock iOS users whining that jailbreakers only want a jailbroken iPhone to steal apps.
Is piracy really that big of a problem? It shut down because of stagnation, because the vast majority of people would rather give the developers their due.
Sure, there will be a small group of apps that are ripe for piracy, but I don't think it's as widespread as people think. The power of the people shut them down.
There is a way to hide apps without jailbreaking. It may not be 'official' but it works perfectly and I use it on an iPhone 5 with no issues.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/10/20/how-to-hide-multiple-apps-no-jailbreak-required/
It still baffles me to this day that people want to pirate apps that cost a pittance on such expensive hardware.
Good to see an end to one of these types of things either way.
And it is almost impossible to get a refund.
Installous/Hackulous filled a very important niche. The App Store lacks one very important feature - 'try before you buy'. Downloading an app only to find it sucks, really burns - even at $1. Download enough of these $1 apps and soon you feel 'nickel and dimed' to death. Then there are those apps that are $20 or even $50. The App Store has a serious need for adding a viable way to try those apps first, or a viable means for a painless rapid refund. Even with its potential for nefarious activity, Installous/Hackulous still filled that void.
I've used Installous on one device, a jailbroken first-gen iPhone, and for one reason: To track down older versions of apps that can run on iOS 3.x. The App Store doesn't make those available, and I can't reload them from iTunes if I've updated on my other devices.
If there were a "legitimate" way of doing that, I would, including paying for any of the apps that aren't free and that I haven't already paid for.
Then don't buy it. It's not like your life depends on owning any of these apps. Stealing is stealing. While i agree that the ability to demo is important, and some app developers do put in a time limiter that can be disabled through in app purchase, it's no way an excuse to say I'll steal it first and then maybe buy it after.
Apple provided a way for dev's to demo, if they don't employ it.... That's their choice. Not your justification to steal.
I don't advocate piracy. I have no desire to install pirated apps - however apps that are $2.99 or $3.99 then turn out to be crap, suck. At least Android Play gives you the chance to get a refund