“I Am Rich” US$999.99 iPhone App Pulled From Apple App Store
When the Apple App Store was launched concurrently with the release of Apple iPhone 3G, everyone headed there to download free or cheap 3rd party iPhone applications. At last, after one year, Apple has decided that 3rd party iPhone apps will not do the iPhone any harm, and it is better for iPhone users to download apps legally, isn’t it?
By opening this application candy store, Apple receives 30% for each app that is sold. However, suddenly, this past week, sort of like an after-thought, Apple has pulled off three iPhone apps from the App Store, and this is just the beginning.
The most controversial app that has been removed is the I Am Rich iPhone app. It was sold at an astounding US$999.99. And the surprise is that there were eight buyers. Are they rich or are they foolish?
I Am Rich does nothing but to show off this red screen with a gem on your iPhone. The gem looks more like a tooth to me!
The other two apps that have been unceremoniously pulled from the Apple App Store are:
BoxOffice - a free app that gives you up-to-date movie listing on your iPhone.
Nullriver - an app that allows Mac user to turn their iPhone 3G into a wireless modem to connect to their internet via 3G or EDGE.
While it is Apple’s prerogative to remove apps from the App Store and they must have a reason doing so, particularly with the useless I Am Rich which is more like a scam app, and BoxOffice, which some people had experience iPhone crashes after installing or upgrading it, developers are not happy with the way that this has been handled, with no explanation at all and emails left unanswered. That is highly unprofessional of Apple, don’t you think so? After all, Apple and Developers are like partners, with Apple providing the platform and developers providing content.
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