AniWeather - What happened to it?

[iFerd]

I purchased a weather application called AniWeather a few weeks ago. It seems to have vanished from the App Store. Does anyone here know for sure what happened to it? I liked it for its one-screen simplicity and nice appearance and animations, but I would also have liked to have access to weather maps eventually. Nothing happened to update it, and sometime since I bought it, it disappeared.

 

[MacToddB]

I purchased a weather application called AniWeather a few weeks ago. It seems to have vanished from the App Store. Does anyone here know for sure what happened to it? I liked it for its one-screen simplicity and nice appearance and animations, but I would also have liked to have access to weather maps eventually. Nothing happened to update it, and sometime since I bought it, it disappeared.

Interesting. I did some sleuthing...

I went to http://www.MobClix.com, clicked on Application Rankings, and searched for aniweather. it appears to have disappeared after Jan 21.

http://www.mobclix.com/appstore/1/app/301252263

From there, I got the developer's name, Chris Miles, and googled his name and aniweather, and got this

http://aniweather.rustyredwagon.com

which shows some apps, including iSlots, which I have and like. You could go to that listing in iTunes to contact the developer. Interestingly, http://www.rustyredwagon.com goes to Melanie Miles' craft sales. Family business/domain!

 

[iFerd]

Nice detective work! Thanks.

Edit: The web site that the App Store takes you to from the support link takes you to a web site with four applications, but no way to contact the developer.

 

[MacToddB]

Nice detective work! Thanks.

Edit: The web site that the App Store takes you to from the support link takes you to a web site with four applications, but no way to contact the developer.

Below the website, in the Appstore, isn't there a 'support' email?
Regardless, I think it should be info@RustyRedWagon.com

 

[iFerd]

There is a link for support for the developer's other apps in the App Store, if that is what you mean. Clicking that takes you to a web site that describes the application and has several screen shots, but there is no way there to make personal contact.

As you mentioned earlier in the thread, rustyredwagon.com is a commercial web site connected to another business. The contact name there has a different first name and the same last name as the developer, Chris Miles. I tried sending email to that address.

 

[josephz2va]

My two theories

One: Everyone complained about bugs so he scrapped it
Two: He was contacted by HTC representatives and was forced to take it off or go to court and fight for his copyright infringement.

 

[iFerd]

Just to tie this in a bow - I never received a reply from the address at rustyredwagon.com.