This guy is my idol. Talk about not giving a damn about money. Reminds me of Dave Chappelle. It's easy to talk about how money isn't important, but doing this kind of thing shows true conviction. Awesome Guy.
David Chappele was never funny.
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'Flappy Bird' Creator Promises to Remove Game From App Store Tomorrow
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David Chappele was never funny.
Oh right, I'm wrong here.
1 ton (US) = approx. 2000 lbs.
1 metric ton (US)/tonne = 1000 kilograms = ~2200 lbs.
However, afaik tonnes is actually sort of incorrect in the context "tonnes of money" which while they could mean "thousands of kgs of money", the word "tons" is probably closer to the intended meaning.
This guy is my idol. Talk about not giving a damn about money. Reminds me of Dave Chappelle. It's easy to talk about how money isn't important, but doing this kind of thing shows true conviction. Awesome Guy.
If he really didn't care about money there wouldn't be ads in his game
I'm sure he's making money off of the ads? I wouldn't want to throw that away.
Existing users will still make him money.
New download rate probably slowed way down.
Yep but keep this in mind:
In American English, a ton is a unit of measurement equaling 2,000 pounds. In non-U.S. measurements, a ton equals 2,240 pounds. A tonne, also known as a metric ton, is a unit of mass equaling 1,000 kilograms.
So not only is it spelt differently, but it also means something else. Fortunately, in our context, it makes no difference though
Will he be able to continue collecting iAd revenue if the app is no longer available for sale?
If so, he gets the best of both worlds: the ability to continue making money as long as the popularity lasts, while not having to deal with support or updates.
If so, he gets the best of both worlds: the ability to continue making money as long as the popularity lasts, while not having to deal with support or updates.
$50,000 per day?
Is there a source for that $50,000 per day figure, or was that just something someone threw out there as a guess/example?
Is there a source for that $50,000 per day figure, or was that just something someone threw out there as a guess/example?
Right, but you don't know what demons he's facing. We all look at through our own perspective, but no one really knows what he's going through.
An app developer that doesn't want a successful app!?
There's many different levels of success. Some more caustic than others. I'd imagine #1 on the App Store can get pretty dicey.
Nintendo maybe? The fish, the clouds and the green pipes are a ripoff from Mario
He's probobly made enough money to live off because of flappy birds now and that he just wants to go away. He's probobly getting
- thousands of but reportd everydsyd for bugs that don't exist
-people trying to buy the licence off him
- people wanting to make merchandise
- loads of job offers
And at the end of the day he made it for a bit of fun and he just can't be bothered for this attention now as he's made his money!
- thousands of but reportd everydsyd for bugs that don't exist
-people trying to buy the licence off him
- people wanting to make merchandise
- loads of job offers
And at the end of the day he made it for a bit of fun and he just can't be bothered for this attention now as he's made his money!
Taking control over your life can be done in several ways.And, as we all know...money is the only thing that is important in life.
Peace, privacy, and feeling that one has some control over one's life is meaningless.
Money is all...
I get that money is not that important to everyone, but he is a game developer who develops games for money. His goal always had been to make money. Now suddenly it is 'too much'?
I don't get it.
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Turn off your phone and automatically delete every incoming e-mail. Problem solved.
Hard to believe that someone might actually value something other than money.
Yup...needs to get some sense slapped into him for having other things he values in his life.
Truly sad not to be able to even understand the idea, agree with it or not.
you can go ahead and risk it
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lol, but remember updates for non high profile devs takes days/weeks to get approved.
I feel what he's saying. Media......it can drive most people crazy except those that are in love with fame/attention. Once you go famous its hard to live a quiet life
and like the saying "Money cannot buy you happiness" <--this is the perfect example.
Also $50K/day is a prediction by the media, who knows what his actual operating cost and earnings are....they could be half that, not to mention fame came now, who knows what/how much he's in/was in debt.
and like the saying "Money cannot buy you happiness" <--this is the perfect example.
Also $50K/day is a prediction by the media, who knows what his actual operating cost and earnings are....they could be half that, not to mention fame came now, who knows what/how much he's in/was in debt.
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Many people seem to think that this is a PR stunt, but why would the developer need to do that? Isn't this game still the most popular game on iOS?