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WHAT? Are you rich?
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And never before on the internet has hyperbole ever been used instead of actual facts.
my only problem with this is...
firstly i think it's a bit of genius on the dev's part.
i'd like to see another way to download applications other than iTunes. it's hard to get someone in business to take an application seriously when it's downloaded through a music player.
i wish i could another place to download productivity apps or set it up where i can just see apps that are really geared towards enterprise.
i realize that i can sort by productivity and business but i still have to sort through apps like "garagebuy" and "ambiance".
if apple is serious about getting their foot in the door for enterprise, they need to rethink this. i just don't see me putting apps into my business where i need to enable itunes to be on all of my business computers. if i'm buying iPhones for my employees to use, i want more control over what they're putting on them. i would surely hate to know that one of my employees "accidentally" downloaded an app like the one we're talking about in this topic and costing my business 1000.00 or even a .99 social networking app.
am i missing something? do they have a business or corporate version of itunes?
firstly i think it's a bit of genius on the dev's part.
i'd like to see another way to download applications other than iTunes. it's hard to get someone in business to take an application seriously when it's downloaded through a music player.
i wish i could another place to download productivity apps or set it up where i can just see apps that are really geared towards enterprise.
i realize that i can sort by productivity and business but i still have to sort through apps like "garagebuy" and "ambiance".
if apple is serious about getting their foot in the door for enterprise, they need to rethink this. i just don't see me putting apps into my business where i need to enable itunes to be on all of my business computers. if i'm buying iPhones for my employees to use, i want more control over what they're putting on them. i would surely hate to know that one of my employees "accidentally" downloaded an app like the one we're talking about in this topic and costing my business 1000.00 or even a .99 social networking app.
am i missing something? do they have a business or corporate version of itunes?
I don't think many large corporate/enterprise entities would allow/encourage their users to download their own apps off a 3rd party store.
Apple do have an enterprise option that large companies can distribute iPhone apps internally, without using iTunes as a distribution medium.
I do think the App Store is going to change over time. There are a LOT of bargain basement apps which are going to flood the store and make the quality hard to find - I think Apple is going to have to either filter the apps itself or (more likely) give the user easier options to sort by rating.
Yes, you are missing something. Apple has stated that Enterprises have ways of getting apps on iPhones without iTunes (or at least without the iTunes App Store). and enterprises have a lot more control over what's able to be put on the iPhone. You can make your own apps and put them on your iPhone without Apple's approval too.
Precisely.
Seriously. You gotta be kidding me.
And is there a way for the developer to distinguish between the original app and the $0.00 knockoffs that will undoubtedly appear?
Good point. How about letting only those who bought the app to review it.
Oh, come on everybody, lighten up! This app is obscene conspicuous consumerism and embodies the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" America at its best. It exists because there's a subset of consumers for whom money simply doesn't matter - it's why rich folks never seem to mind the price of gas when filling up their SUVs, it demonstrates that when you have all the money in the world the only thing left are petty status competitions, and in an oblique way represents why we're over in Iraq right now gettin' our oil.
That everything is for sale, that no expense should be spared, and that we're entitled to the best of everything regardless of the consequences is the American Way. Kudos to the developer on this app, for what surely was a minimal investment of time that could potentially become a six figure income if this thing catches on. There may be imitators, but this was the first on the block and therefore where the status points get heaped.
Hey, if everyone is so upset by this (or maybe just a touch jealous that they didn't think of it first), make a new app called "I Am Poor" and sell it for a penny.
That everything is for sale, that no expense should be spared, and that we're entitled to the best of everything regardless of the consequences is the American Way. Kudos to the developer on this app, for what surely was a minimal investment of time that could potentially become a six figure income if this thing catches on. There may be imitators, but this was the first on the block and therefore where the status points get heaped.
Hey, if everyone is so upset by this (or maybe just a touch jealous that they didn't think of it first), make a new app called "I Am Poor" and sell it for a penny.
How to trick the idiots...
Since the only people who would care about this are idiots anyway...
I just saved the pic from the main page of the thread onto my iphone.
I'm pretty sure that would fool anybody that might actually care...
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People are stupid...
Since the only people who would care about this are idiots anyway...
I just saved the pic from the main page of the thread onto my iphone.
I'm pretty sure that would fool anybody that might actually care...
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People are stupid...
if you go to GIZMODO you can get a screenshot, what would stop you from just putting that in to iPhoto and syncing? Any way to get the icon?
Spot on.
What the app is is irrelevant, it's the cost alone that matters here. Kudos to the entrepreneurs that thought it up.
Lame! I was content just enjoying all of the ridiculous posts about this app, but by pulling it down
did the wrong thing. The AppStore consumers should govern (with their wallets) what is worth purchasing and what is not.This is a sad day . . .
I thought it was going to be a good day.
Seriously . . . LAME!
What? Why?
It seems that the big debate is to let developers do whatever they want. Now that they do something most of us poor MR readers can't afford, it's suddenly lame?
Lame! I was content just enjoying all of the ridiculous posts about this app, but by pulling it down
This is a sad day . . .
I thought it was going to be a good day.
Seriously . . . LAME!
Exactly! It's ridiculous how many people are saying Apple shouldn't have let this up on the App Store. Of course Apple should let all applications that don't violate any of the rules into the store. From there it's the public's decision as to what applications are 'worth it'. Those same people who are crying Apple shouldn't let this up on the store are the same people who would be complaining if Apple didn't let some instant messengering client into the store, because Apple felt there were enough. People want choices and if Apple makes them for us then we're just sheep.
I am actually perfectly aware of the diamond market, although I'll admit that my post didn't reflect it. Diamonds are not a "rare" earth mineral, that is true; however, being that the market is largely controlled by DeBeers, diamonds are a "rare" commodity in the market. Because of the limited number of diamonds available in the open market, they are valuable.
This still is very different from a mediocre graphic of a diamond costing $1000; it isn't art, it's a rip off.
I think that the point of rich people buying dumb artwork for huge amounts of cash is that they are the ONLY ones with it. If this is available for everyone to get or mimic PERFECTLY, the value given to the exclusivity is gone. Much like the new iPhone (I had to, hehe. I love my 3G, but it's true)
(I had to, hehe. I love my 3G, but it's true)
I wish Apple had a detailed purchase counter that all users can see. If someone has purchased this app, then the developers are absolute geniuses.
Aww shucks, Apple took it down before I could buy it...
Aww shucks, Apple took it down before I could buy it...
