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'Flappy Bird' Removed from App Store by Developer
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I doubt he was harassed before he made the announcement of pulling it, but he certainly was harassed afterward. I have a feeling this app will magically reappear on the app store in a few days anyway.
You're asking the wrong question. The ad provider was seeing the $50k in revenue. The correct question is what expenses does the ad provider have in relation to that $50k? I'm sure they can substantiate their resulting profit margin to be in the neighborhood of 8% (whether or not its accurate) and pay Dong a cut of that.
"The game was generating $50,000/day in revenue from in-app ads."
Presumably, this is Dong's revenue from the ads shown in the game. He gets paid a certain $ amount per ad. Why would he quote how much an ad provider was making off the game? He's not going to care what the ad provider is making and he probably wouldn't know.
How did this game get so popular anyway? Did some big time youtuber or tweeter with millions and millions of followers give this game a mention that made it shoot up the ranks? Or maybe the dev used bots to raise the ranking and it went crazy from there?
Because the game is average at best and there are many more games on the app store that are way better than this but have got nowhere near the success this game enjoyed.
Because the game is average at best and there are many more games on the app store that are way better than this but have got nowhere near the success this game enjoyed.
It's abnormal to put anything over the basic need to feed yourself.
To those without $$$, it's everything. Try bring poor and see how it is.
Worst Game Ever
The "controls" are so bad most people can't get past 5. No loss to the gaming world here.
The "controls" are so bad most people can't get past 5. No loss to the gaming world here.
I'm not clear where any information about the guy said he was so penurious that he couldn't feed himself. One doesn't need more than the purported $50,000 per day earns to feed themselves.
It is not my impression that he is without money, so I'm not sure where the discussion is going. Forgive the cliché, but this is a straw man argument. We are talking about a specific person, not a general issue of whether being poor makes money important.
News update: The creator of Flappy Bird is so upset with so many people reporting the removal of Flappy Bird from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store that he's putting the game back up for sale."
News update: The creator of Flappy Bird is so upset with so many people reporting the removal of Flappy Bird from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store that he's putting the game back up for sale."
And just like that, this is all for not.
It's actually really simple. All that income is coming from one source. He would just need to pay estimated quarterly taxes. It's all stuff he could hire somebody to do for next to nothing compared with how much he's making.
What exactly is your point? I'm willing to bet a poll would favor my opinion to yours.
Because the popular opinion is always the right one.
Regardless of what your opinion actually is, haven't read, don't care.
Because the popular opinion is always the right one.
Regardless of what your opinion actually is, haven't read, don't care.
Popular opinion is usually right. And being right more often than not is good enough.
I forget what this argument is even over. Shrink had to pull his "I'm a doctor" stunt and argue a simple comment.
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Exactly. Most normal people could figure this out.
Some people seem to think he won't still be making $50k/day - he will as long as people keep playing. It just means he won't have any new customers so the ad revenue will decrease over time, but he'll still be making money
Fair play to the guy - sometimes a simple life is the best life, especially for someone who develops as part of a hobby!
Fair play to the guy - sometimes a simple life is the best life, especially for someone who develops as part of a hobby!
It's sad to see how many people here think that money, consume and fame is everything you can wish for in life. I know it's hard to think differently when you live in a place like the USA, but at least try to imagine that there are many people out there who just want a simple life without the burden of these things. I know most of you don't realise this, but those things destroy more than they achieve (Just like fast food, guns, media corporations, uncanny, huh). These amounts of money are poison for everyone and those around them. He's smart to escape the whole situation at once without trying any of the naive suggestions you hear from many people.