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WHAT? Are you rich?

Damn, why didn't I think of this?

I actually had the idea of making an application and charging $999.99 but I didn't think of making it so simple... I figured I would make an average app and just charge an extraordinary rate.
 
TheSpaz said:
...If anyone's wondering: The App is just a picture of a diamond and it costs $999.99 on the AppStore. Do you think they'll take it down?
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I think I'll make a copy of this, with a few changed pixels and very slightly changed shade of red and sell it for $0.99 Kind of like a fake Rolex watch. People can put my fake on their iPhone to try and make people think they are insanely rich.

Actually this is what will happen to all iPhone apps. anything that sells will get copied and offered for 1/2 the price or less
 
Yep

When I'm rich i'll buy this for each and every one of you.

This is so stupid it's awesome.
 
Logan09 said:
The only status I can see this app conveying is that of "COMPLETE AND UTTER ****"

Seriously, how does this carry any status? Firstly, you'd be idiotic to buy it, and secondly, anyone could make the same app and sell it for free.
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I think it just marks the person as extremely retarded and full of cash... may be easy pickin's for criminals
 
This is a good idea for the guy that made it for two reasons:

1. He gets loads of free publicity.

2. Someone might actually buy it, giving him $699!

Very clever indeed.
 
EricNau said:
Real diamonds are status symbols because they're rare, but pictures of diamonds are a dime a dozen.
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Diamonds aren't rare. In fact, if we consider the author to have a monopoly over the diamond software market the reason this app is expensive isn't that far from why real diamonds are. Of course, there's nothing stopping that monopoly from being broken...

lindsayanng said:
but why not in the sense of WHY is a diamond app any more ridiculous that a $17,000 purse?? or a $120,000 pair of cufflinks?
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I don't know about a $17,000 purse, but certainly a wallet from Hermes has some intrinsic value in excellent leather and workmanship. For the same cost of this app you could even buy a decent fully-canvassed suit if you shopped around.

Having said that, I don't consider this immoral. This isn't waste. Yes there are dying children out there, but few resources are consumed here. In fact, it's almost a zero-sum transaction. And for all we know the developer could be philanphropic or wherever the money goes it may end up benefitting less well off people, etc.
 
Waste Of Money

Technically, if you own a mac you use control :)apple: button)-shift-4 take a picture of it...then move it into iPhoto and pull it up on your phone!! TRICK YOUR FRIENDS!! I know there is a copyright, but it's not like your selling it!!! :D:D
 
I was bored so I submitted a review:

The diamond image is really pretty. I've shown it to my friends and their like "holy cow man! You're really rich!" And I'm like "you know I am! Lemme buy you a pizza!"

Also the secret mantra was really helpful. I don’t want to reveal what it is because that would ruin the fun.

The app does what it's supposed to do, and it does it really well, and the price is fair. There's just one small glitch that I think needs to be taken care of. I’d like it if the diamond could change colors. That would be awesome.

If you have the money, like I do (and a lot of it), then buy this app. I think I’m gonna buy it again just so people know I’m REALLY rich. That’s how awesome it is, and barely put a dent in my wallet.
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ghall said:
I was bored so I submitted a review:

The diamond image is really pretty. I've shown it to my friends and their like "holy cow man! You're really rich!" And I'm like "you know I am! Lemme buy you a pizza!"

Also the secret mantra was really helpful. I don’t want to reveal what it is because that would ruin the fun.

The app does what it's supposed to do, and it does it really well, and the price is fair. There's just one small glitch that I think needs to be taken care of. I’d like it if the diamond could change colors. That would be awesome.

If you have the money, like I do (and a lot of it), then buy this app. I think I’m gonna buy it again just so people know I’m REALLY rich. That’s how awesome it is, and barely put a dent in my wallet.
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Absolutely Classic. :cool:

R-Fly
 
I Am Poor

Here's a preview of my new app... I Am Poor

:p
iampoorku1.jpg
 
sebastianlewis said:
Actually $999.99 is the maximum you can charge for an App in the store, hence the reason he probably didn't go further than that in the price.
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So when Apple changes the limit to $9,999.99, we'll see the blue diamond then. ;)

26139 said:
When I'm rich i'll buy this for each and every one of you.
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Why thank you.

26139 said:
This is so stupid it's awesome.
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By George, I think he is finally catching on! :p

bubbagumpshrimp said:
The reason the rich are rich is because they don't buy dumb things like this.;)
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Good point.

IMHO:

  • Those who have scrimped, saved and invested over time to have a large networth would never purchase something like this.

  • Those who come by their wealth easily, are the ones who would purchase this.

So who's buying? ;)
 
ChrisA said:
I suspect that this app was very easy for the QA people to test. All they had to do was verify that it does in fact do nothing. The purpose of QA is to remove stuff that either does not work or more importantly violates Apple's or AT&T's terms of use.
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Exactly. Apple has no reason not to put the app on their store. Sure it seems stupid to many people, but it doesn't violate any rules, and if it wasn't approved, the developer would complain, and he'd have a case.

Plus I'll bet you this application might garner some attention in the media and then some wealthy, young Hollywood folk might buy it. I can actually see it turning into a sort of fad; if you're successful and you have the iPhone, you have to have the I Am Rich application.
 
egor said:
Diamonds aren't rare. In fact, if we consider the author to have a monopoly over the diamond software market the reason this app is expensive isn't that far from why real diamonds are. Of course, there's nothing stopping that monopoly from being broken...



I don't know about a $17,000 purse, but certainly a wallet from Hermes has some intrinsic value in excellent leather and workmanship. For the same cost of this app you could even buy a decent fully-canvassed suit if you shopped around.

Having said that, I don't consider this immoral. This isn't waste. Yes there are dying children out there, but few resources are consumed here. In fact, it's almost a zero-sum transaction. And for all we know the developer could be philanphropic or wherever the money goes it may end up benefitting less well off people, etc.
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the point about the purse and wallet and what not is not that the craftmanship is better in items like that, because OBVIOUSLY the craftmanship is top notch on an expensive purse liek that, but honestly, there is not enough man hours and materials that you CAN put into a purse or wallet to justify a price tag like that. it is all relative to what the public will pay.. that is how ALL marketing is done.. and if you have an original item with aname and status that goes behind it, then you can charge what ever you want.
 
Anyone who would pay that much for this application is an embarrassment to the humans everywhere.
 
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