http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-100-to-win-now/id357407437?mt=8 So... $500 app... 1/5 chance to win $10,000? Yeah, right... #14 in top grossing apps proves that people are still stupid [sigh]. Appannie.com confirms the app started at $0.99 to get some reviews, then upped the price to $499.99 How does Apple allow this? Aren't there laws to prohibit this sale in the US? I seriously have doubts that they payed out any money at all.
Yikes, that is pretty garbage. In unrelated news, my new app releases next month. Compete for a chance to win one of my kidneys!
It's not "mild/simulated gambling" - it IS gambling! I'm surprised it's even allowed in the Australian store, you can't have competitions in this country without authorisation from the authorities.
Guess that is what Steve Jobs meant by saying "Intermediate Layers produce low quality Apps" when targeting Monotouch, Unity, Flash etc.... Damn... wait.... I'm quite sure this crap app was build with 100% Xcode, Objective C, C or C++ ( it features an impressive 0.1Mb downlad ...). Does that mean Steve Jobs does'nt really know what he was babbling about, and the new Terms of Services in SDK 4.0 beta was really NOT about quality, but about total control and competition lock out ?
I'm pretty sure the app was approved because the description listed it as a trivia game, then they changed the description after it was approved to make it a scam contest promising real money prizes... sorry to see people fall for this
So if I buy 5 copies, I'm guaranteed to win! That's a $2500 investment with a return of $10000! I can't lose!
Strange that Apple spend all that time recently removing stupid apps like boob wobble (or whatever it was, while leaving playboy) and they allow this type of rubbish on the store. Glad Apple added the 4.0 clause to prevent people using Flash to make apps, because they didnt want the store filled with junk... now its only quality apps...oh yeah...Doh!
I know you mean they'd get hurt if people refund it, but those stupid enough to buy the app won't have any idea they can refund an app, so the dev is pretty much safe.
@don_k Yeah, totally forgot about the ability to refund an App. Someone needs to make some kind of write up on the app and totally explain (in detail) how to go about buying and then refunding the app...just so that business/person can get their due...and also prove a point that the App Store is not a place for this type of thing. :-/
Who the **** approved this? I've seen apps get rejected for nothing at all and yet something as blatant as this somehow made it through? Did Apple even ****ing LOOK at this app, let alone test it? Somebody needs to lose their job...
