Seconded. I bet they intentionally clicked it, as opposed to accidentally clicking it. Maybe they didn't think about the consequences.
i wouldn't.
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Seconded. I bet they intentionally clicked it, as opposed to accidentally clicking it. Maybe they didn't think about the consequences.
i wouldn't.
app utility aside
apple is just plain stealing that guy from his genius idea earnings,
he should even consider partnering with one of those big layer firms that enjoy going after those pricks,
take them to court and ask them for 4200 $ us for each day that his app was offline
they could perfectly have decided against allowing it into the store and get him into their communication limbo, but they didn t
they allowed it in
it was not wrong advertisement at all
if ppl told they bought by mistake they should just follow the usual policy of the store,
it seems they had those sales cancelled, so no problemo here
more,
they also made money with his idea,
at least they should have given some justification to him
apple is really joking with the developers they seduced into the app store:
they create all sorts of problems for the apps to et into the store
they remove them at will without any notice
the apps are not even protected in any way,
anyone can find an app inside itunes library and get it into a pwned device, too easy...
they reply whenever they want, sometimes leaving the developers on wait for weeks without a singe reply
remember each one of these devs had to pay at least 99 $ to be able to get their apps on the store,
until the 7/11 appl had 4000 of these,
surelly +500000 $ earnings just from these guys until that day
on the 12 they opened up to 1000´s more that joined and payed for it
the minimum least was to deal with them respectfully
apple is just plain stealing that guy from his genius idea earnings,
he should even consider partnering with one of those big layer firms that enjoy going after those pricks,
take them to court and ask them for 4200 $ us for each day that his app was offline
they could perfectly have decided against allowing it into the store and get him into their communication limbo, but they didn t
they allowed it in
it was not wrong advertisement at all
if ppl told they bought by mistake they should just follow the usual policy of the store,
it seems they had those sales cancelled, so no problemo here
more,
they also made money with his idea,
at least they should have given some justification to him
apple is really joking with the developers they seduced into the app store:
they create all sorts of problems for the apps to et into the store
they remove them at will without any notice
the apps are not even protected in any way,
anyone can find an app inside itunes library and get it into a pwned device, too easy...
they reply whenever they want, sometimes leaving the developers on wait for weeks without a singe reply
remember each one of these devs had to pay at least 99 $ to be able to get their apps on the store,
until the 7/11 appl had 4000 of these,
surelly +500000 $ earnings just from these guys until that day
on the 12 they opened up to 1000´s more that joined and payed for it
the minimum least was to deal with them respectfully
Sounds like the two got their money back, which is good.
I don't own an iPhone yet. Question: does one touch buy an app while you are browsing its description, or are there confirmation steps? If, out of the millions of iPhone users, some thousands of people browsed that product listing, and if one touch is a transaction, then "accident" not "stupidity" sounds plausible to me.
But whatever the process, Apple should add additional confirmation for transactions above a certain amount. Maybe $50. I don't blame them for not thinking of that before... and I certainly don't blame the dev for the idea
People love to find someone to blame and insult. But this situation sounds like a couple very minor mistakes, which had NO consequence for anyone, so why get upset?
As for those who say the App Store is bad for developers.... seems like developers disagree. ESPECIALLY when compared with competing mobile app purchasing methods! Yes, apps may need to be pulled for review sometimes. The review process is necessary and will never be perfect.
It's not a perfect system. It's evolving. But it's gotten off to a great start--including great for developers.
They use Fairplay DRM, last I heard. Any links to more details would be of interest.
I don't own an iPhone yet. Question: does one touch buy an app while you are browsing its description, or are there confirmation steps? If, out of the millions of iPhone users, some thousands of people browsed that product listing, and if one touch is a transaction, then "accident" not "stupidity" sounds plausible to me.
But whatever the process, Apple should add additional confirmation for transactions above a certain amount. Maybe $50. I don't blame them for not thinking of that before... and I certainly don't blame the dev for the idea
People love to find someone to blame and insult. But this situation sounds like a couple very minor mistakes, which had NO consequence for anyone, so why get upset?
As for those who say the App Store is bad for developers.... seems like developers disagree. ESPECIALLY when compared with competing mobile app purchasing methods! Yes, apps may need to be pulled for review sometimes. The review process is necessary and will never be perfect.
It's not a perfect system. It's evolving. But it's gotten off to a great start--including great for developers.
They use Fairplay DRM, last I heard. Any links to more details would be of interest.
I see nothing wrong with buying whatever you want with YOUR money...why ridicule those that bought the App...they had the money, they can buy what they want
in my iphone,
if i want an app from the store
i need to click a small button that mutates into an install button that i also need to click
in the meanwhile it asks for my itunes account password, pretty safe imo regarding accidents
about devs, their issues and concerns about copy protection (fairplay, loolll, what a joke)
check apple dev forums
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=727&start=0
if i want an app from the store
i need to click a small button that mutates into an install button that i also need to click
in the meanwhile it asks for my itunes account password, pretty safe imo regarding accidents
about devs, their issues and concerns about copy protection (fairplay, loolll, what a joke)
check apple dev forums
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=727&start=0
The question, of course, is whether you could resell the app. If not, you'd have to sell the rights to your iTunes account or something.
Complex and complicated, as my Yoga instructor used to say.
They will sue him for misleading advertisement.
He claimed: If you buy this application, everyone thinks you are filthy rich. But what actually happens: If you buy this application, everyone thinks you are bloody stupid
So if a game developer says they made a "fun" game and I don't think it's fun, I can sue them?
I don't see how you can say this. The application was listed very clearly.They will sue him for misleading advertisement.
He claimed: If you buy this application, everyone thinks you are filthy rich. But what actually happens: If you buy this application, everyone thinks you are bloody stupid
As for your second comment, those who can afford this, will not be showing it to those who couldn't so there is no worry there.
Good point.So if a game developer says they made a "fun" game and I don't think it's fun, I can sue them?
Really. I would think that it would be the other way around.
Yep. Or maybe they just liked the pic and it was worth it for them.
I would be a bunch of them.
Might be...
Interesting point.
I would think that we will see some sort of adjustment to the app store in the future.
Maybe a separate section for apps over X amount, or apps over X amount the price is listed in red.
Exactly.
That's probably part of the reason. I would venture a guess and say we won't see any knockoff applications like this in the future, paid or not, simply because the precedent (joke) has been set (or in this case, ran its course).
I believe Apple handled this perfectly. People were dissing Apple for censoring applications, but what better way to show that they aren't than to keep something like this up for a period of time. If you get enough complaints or negative comments, pull it. (This also happened with a couple other applications.) It seems Apple is leaving the A&R of what's acceptable and what isn't up to the people and you can hardly fault them for that.
You're all missing the big picture! The 2 people who "bought it on accident" are actually smarter than the 6 who "bought it on purpose."
Heres why:
6 people wanted to prove they were rich and bought a $999.99 application to show off to colleagues and friends.
2 people bought this application, and then got their money back and are still able to show off to colleagues and friends that they have it and therefore must be rich. They also duped the system.
Good for them.
Heres why:
6 people wanted to prove they were rich and bought a $999.99 application to show off to colleagues and friends.
2 people bought this application, and then got their money back and are still able to show off to colleagues and friends that they have it and therefore must be rich. They also duped the system.
Good for them.
In iTunes, you click, you buy. Period. It's not like a song or a television episode, where you have the option of adding it to your shopping cart. There is no shopping cart when it comes to the App Store.
click=buy=immediate download
On the iPhone, it asks for your iTunes password, so that's one level of confirmation.
I can't see how that is fair. Putting apps over a certain amount in a separate section isn't fair, that's like putting them in the back of the bus, seriously.
Or listing their price in red is devaluing the application, almost like saying "CAUTION: this app is not worth the way-too-expensive price." That's like Apple advertising negativity on an application because of it's price, maybe I want to buy an application that costs $75 because it helps me manage my business or something and it's very much worth the money, seeing it's price in red would only make me hesitate and think perhaps it's not worth it.
I think I'm starting to repeat myself, but you get my point.
They will sue him for misleading advertisement.
He claimed: If you buy this application, everyone thinks you are filthy rich. But what actually happens: If you buy this application, everyone thinks you are bloody stupid
I'd say anyone who clicked on "Buy now" by accident is ten times smarter than anyone who bought this intentionally.
Haha! You made my day!
I think Apple made the right move by taking the app down. If they left it up, more devs would start overcharging for useless apps. Mind you, there are plenty of other useless apps out there (ie. Sim Stapler), but they don't cost $1000.
Say what? I fail to see your logic.
Granted this one was a bit of a joke, but someday there will be more expensive applications.
Nothing wrong with price filtering. Many on line stores use the technique.
As for the red color, that was just an illustration. They could use any color. The idea is to simply highlight that the price was over X amount.
Personally, I would rather see a confirmation dialog pop up if the price is over X amount -- even if the user has that feature turned off.
Silliness
But it wouldn't really be your idea then, now would it?
Why is everybody so bitter about this? Silly, bitter people. Just chill.
But it wouldn't really be your idea then, now would it?
Why is everybody so bitter about this? Silly, bitter people. Just chill.
What I don't see being addressed is the fact that, at the end of the day, Apple is at fault here.
When Apple approved the application to the store, (as far as I know) they knew about the $999 price tag. By letting it in, they are saying: "Ok, you pass." Regardless of what people are saying about Apple being 'understaffed' or lax about the approval process of applications, it was still allowed onto the store. The application had no malicious intent, didn't do anything funky, like porn, and was just a regular app, that being said an expensive one.
I believe Apple is at fault for this. If Apple hadn't allowed the application to be added to the store, then they wouldn't have to worry about refunding the money to the 'accidental' purchasers. That would be like me customizing my dream computer on Apple.com or whatever, and accidentally pressing order. "He said it was an accident, so let's believe him."
Apple should refund the purchasers who asked for a refund, but only because it was their fault to begin with. But, the developer should receive full payment, regardless of those two refunds. He made an app. Apple let it on. Apple decided not to implement any warning features to the store, and thus, let this happen to themselves. The accidental purchasers also have a nice $999 application for free now, too.
Apple should also bring it back to the store. As I said above, their was no malicious intent, and nothing against the Store policy as far as I know. They really need to get their act together soon.
When Apple approved the application to the store, (as far as I know) they knew about the $999 price tag. By letting it in, they are saying: "Ok, you pass." Regardless of what people are saying about Apple being 'understaffed' or lax about the approval process of applications, it was still allowed onto the store. The application had no malicious intent, didn't do anything funky, like porn, and was just a regular app, that being said an expensive one.
I believe Apple is at fault for this. If Apple hadn't allowed the application to be added to the store, then they wouldn't have to worry about refunding the money to the 'accidental' purchasers. That would be like me customizing my dream computer on Apple.com or whatever, and accidentally pressing order. "He said it was an accident, so let's believe him."
Apple should refund the purchasers who asked for a refund, but only because it was their fault to begin with. But, the developer should receive full payment, regardless of those two refunds. He made an app. Apple let it on. Apple decided not to implement any warning features to the store, and thus, let this happen to themselves. The accidental purchasers also have a nice $999 application for free now, too.
Apple should also bring it back to the store. As I said above, their was no malicious intent, and nothing against the Store policy as far as I know. They really need to get their act together soon.
i don't really see what the big deal was. i mean, yes, its preying upon the 'stupidity' of people for the most part.
people bought the app, the developer gets paid. his app not having any function makes me wonder, but i'm up in the air about that. apple pulling it? well its their store and they can carry what they want really, can't they?
people bought the app, the developer gets paid. his app not having any function makes me wonder, but i'm up in the air about that. apple pulling it? well its their store and they can carry what they want really, can't they?
Not good with jokes, are we?
He's taking into account the 6 final buyers, and assuming that two of them MUST be Twittle Dee and Twittle Dum.
That leaves four unnamed "stupids."
Which is where in interjected and suggested that three of the other four buyer were the Three Stooges.
Now all that is left is to be able find out who the last "stupid" that actually BOUGHT the application.
Recap: 6 (Buyers) - 2 (Twittle Dee, Twittle Dum) - 3 (the Three Stooges) = 1
Not just Buy now. You have also put in your password. I guess that didn't confuse them?
If you purchase on the device, you have at least one confirmation (normally, you have two...first you tap the price, then you tap install now. After that, you enter your password. In the event you typed your password in the previous [15?] minutes, it won't ask for your password, but you still needed to tap the price first).
On iTunes, there's only one confirmation box. You can actually accidentally buy an application if you checked the "don't show this dialog again", making it so that there's no confirmation box when you click buy app.
Knowing that App Store has legit expensive applications (Luminair, MyAccounts2Go, FlightPlan, etc.), I don't see why anyone would choose to turn off the confirmation bx.
Honestly
Does anyone really think that those 6 people bought the application for the application, or because they liked the pretty picture? I like to think that 6 people wanted to reward the gumption of posting such an application.
Does anyone really think that those 6 people bought the application for the application, or because they liked the pretty picture? I like to think that 6 people wanted to reward the gumption of posting such an application.