More to the story...?!?
There has got to be more to the story. You just don't give this up for no reason than some stress of reporters calling and excess cash flow. He had to make no effort to maintain it (it was done and got popular and the social aspect were making his other apps get tried out). It didn't sound like some side project continually needing maintenance.
Another few weeks of the crazy popularity and we're talking early retirement.
Yes, he'll continue to make some money from the ads, but with his apps being number one you've got new people trying it, many of those ad views were going to be first time viewers (who give up after a few plays), now he's only getting views from old players.
If nothing else, he could have taken the future income and donated it.
Again, I don't know the whole story...
Gary
There has got to be more to the story. You just don't give this up for no reason than some stress of reporters calling and excess cash flow. He had to make no effort to maintain it (it was done and got popular and the social aspect were making his other apps get tried out). It didn't sound like some side project continually needing maintenance.
Another few weeks of the crazy popularity and we're talking early retirement.
Yes, he'll continue to make some money from the ads, but with his apps being number one you've got new people trying it, many of those ad views were going to be first time viewers (who give up after a few plays), now he's only getting views from old players.
If nothing else, he could have taken the future income and donated it.
Again, I don't know the whole story...
Gary