Apple removes $1,000 featureless iPhone application

please tell me this is a joke. people are such a-holes

I am convinced the whole world is on dope.

mac users are stupid, point proven

If everyone who wants this application sends me $999.99 instead, I will be rich, and your money will be better spent, signed, your nearby local Children's Hospital

And to think people say the Germans have no sense of humor......

| yes you are right lol agree with you

Ah man, I was going to buy it. Where did it Go? LOL

JT
www.Ultimate-Anonymity.com

you still have to type in your iTunes password before purchasing, so it's extremely unlikely anyone purchased it accidentally with a swipe.

I don't think there is a problem with this application at all.. so what its a grand... if you can't afford it don't buy it... and don't click buy because you think its a joke... like apple has time for that kind of crap???

Stupid People...

Apple I hope you keep this app up and I hope you make lots more money from it..

What is this "I bought is as a joke"? Why would it be a joke? How are you risking a grand on a joke?

"I am convinced the whole world is on dope."

Out of a sample of several million iPhone owners, eight of them were stupid enough to blow a grand on a useless "product".

Doesn't exactly fill me with dread for the future of our species.

-jcr

So ridicoulous. And that's money!

"mac users are stupid, point proven"

not only mac users use the iphone

i use a macbook and i do not have an iphone

don't be such a small minded fool

What right does Apple have to remove the app if it wasn't violating any of their terms? Just because it's a bit silly and there are sillier people willing to part with $1000 for the app doesn't mean anything. And we shouldn't judge either. Who really cares? Who needs protecting from their own stupidity by a company like Apple? Do you?

"mac users are stupid, point proven"

umm...where is the evidence that the people who bought this are mac users? ignoring the sweeping generalization, all 8 of them could easily be windows users for all you know. remember, the iphone is not a mac-only device.

As said on other sites, this developer is smart and created an app that im sure most people wish they had thought of and implemented. He made his money but it would of had better reviews if the developer gave half or more away to charity. If it was sold that way then it makes your phone have the status symbol and it has a good meaning behind it aswell.

well the IQ required to spend uber-$ on a mobile phone in the first place can't be much higher than required to buy a useless app for $999.99

iphone user avg IQ = 50
iphone user with 'I am rich' app = Paris Hilton

Some idiot buys it with "one click" and tries to blame apple and the writer. Take responsibility for your actions and don't buy it if you don't want it.

It's a great work of art. My guess is it will increase in value and was a bargain at 999.99.

"mac users are stupid, point proven"

How do you know that the eight people who bought the app were Mac-users? Most iTunes-users use it on Windows, and the iPhone works just fine with Windows.

"mac users are stupid, point proven"
Not all iPhone & iPod/iTunes users are Mac users, genius. So, the only point proven is that you're a Windows user, you're not very bright & quite bitter about something you don't have the slightest clue about.

Matt Moriarity, you're completely right.

"It's a great work of art. My guess is it will increase in value and was a bargain at 999.99."
Are you fu**ing kidding me.. you mor*n

you realise that using an iphone makes you a mac user, so you can all stfu

irly !!

I think someone should develop the "I am poor application" and post it in the free section. I'm not sure what it should look like though. Maybe a budweiser beer can or a plain label beer bottle? Maybe, just some dirt.

For serial though. Those 8 people bought something useless as a status symbol and now those 8 people are the only in the world to have it. Just got a lot bigger of a status symbol than they expected/paid for.

"umm...where is the evidence that the people who bought this are mac users?"

Read the original story. "I forgot my wife had iclick activated"

8 individuals bought 'I am Rich before Apple pulled it off from the App Store. Todays article of latimes.com reports comments from the developer. Also read Our Most Useless App Ever post HERE. Apple apparently had some problems with I Am Rich. After initially approving it for distribution, the

"you realise that using an iphone makes you a mac user, so you can all stfu

irly !!
Posted by: aixsir |"

You're stupid fool

"For serial though. Those 8 people bought something useless as a status symbol and now those 8 people are the only in the world to have it. Just got a lot bigger of a status symbol than they expected/paid for."

hahahahahahhaha

Yes... Another sign that the end is near.

Aw, Bill Gates or some rich celebrity should have have bought the application so it'd have at least *one* purchase. Give Steve Jobs a great big F.U.

Where can I buy an "I am poor" program and how much would it cost? har har

I'm just waiting for the "smackthedeadbaby" app.

" " wrote: You're stupid fool
why is that, because I use the most advanced OS that you never heard of or will come within a thousand feet of in your lifetime? or because you fail to see both the truth and sarcasm in my message. stop flame baiting kid. /im not posting anymore in this thread, subsequent posts by this name are void/

Who needs protecting from their own stupidity by a company like Apple? Do you?

Posted by: Nick | August 07, 2008 at 09:24 PM

exactly!
who buys any piece of software without at least googleing it first, especially if you're going to pay a grand for it, and _especially_ if you think its a joke.

its alll about personal responsibility
...or the lack there of.

You can still get the full effect for free. Just visit http://www.orangebits.com/iamrich on your iPhone and add it to your Home Screen

Now that no one can buy it anymore, the people who already have it can resell their phones (with I Am Rich installed) at a profit to even stupider richer people, thus proving that maybe they weren't so stupid after all. :p

We would not have gotten this comment (*SARCASM*):

"I saw this gun with a few friends and we jokingly pulled the trigger thinking it was a joke, to see what would happen. ... THIS IS NO JOKE...DO NOT PULL THE TRIGGER OF THIS GUN AND PLEASE REMOVE THIS FROM THE GUN STORE,"

I think it was indeed a joke, but one that you buy for a grand. One can only hope that it was funny though!

I don't know what some of you are going on about. You can return anything these days. So what if the person bought it by accident, apple has a great return policy and AT&T nor MAC would want the bad publicity.

1 app = $999.99 = iMconceited

Some people will buy anything. Maybe there is a chance for lava lamps to make a comeback. Well, maybe not.

I wonder why people are so quick to label these 8 people as stupid? Depending on their level of wealth, $1,000 may be relative to most people spending $1. Think about it: someone with a net worth of $100 (read: me) might spend $1 on an application as a joke, right? Well, that's the same as someone with a net worth of $100,000 spending $1,000 on the I Am Rich application. Maybe some of you just don't agree with spending money in order to gain status. Most people seek status through some means (their profession, their spending, even philanthropy). If you found these people, they'd probably tell you they did it for "fun." A lot of money spent for fun's sake is not exactly "well spent" (weekend in Vegas, anyone?) Anyway, I'm continually surprised how quick people are to judge and label others. More than likely, many of you probably unconsciously (or consciously!) wish you had the discretionary income to splurge so "stupidly." Cheers!

This is awesome.

And we see how apple is becoming a real Big Brother.
Well, we all have to agree they provided us amazing stuff with iPhone.
But everything comes at a price, I guess.
If you really look deep at it, the only big difference (despite being cheaper)
found on the 3G iPhone from the previous one are the applications.
The possibility of downloading apps. wouldn't be launched without another consumerist and epic launch from Apple. So to me, that was the real purpose of releasing this new generation of iPhones and it was what enabled the manufacturer to dramatically low the prices.

The old good Apple is dead.

Some people like to spend their money in absurd things (to the eyes of the others), 1000$ for a piece of art is not that much.

Take for example the oil “Black Square” of Kazimir Malevich

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimir_Malevich

If the application is correctly described and the buyer is aware of what is acquiring, I see no problem. Everybody is free to spend his money on whatever they wants.

I am able to purchase apps with one click if it is within a certain time limit after my last log in. This REALLY annoys me because I've ALWAYS used the shopping basket. Now I have to make a list of the apps I might want, decide which ones I can afford including checking if there is a free app that does the same thing! Then go back and purchase the ones I want! This is driving me crazy. Several times I have purchased an app to find out later there was a free equivalent (leading me to only download free apps unless absolutely necessary). I can see how you could get this app by accident. I took a look at this app on the Danish Store, after hearing about this on "digg", Yet again, I would never have clicked purchase ... but sadly, someone had to find out if it was a joke or not...

Not so funny after all ! The guy is actually making some money after all

http://tinyurl.com/6ppvpm

Nah just kidding

The iPhone is NOT a Mac, therefor an iPhone user isn't necessary a Mac(intosh) user.
The iPhone runs OS X, not Mac OS X.!

"Six people from the United States, one from Germany and one from France dropped a grand for the gem in the first 24 hours it was available"

- i wish i had that kind of money and time on my hands to waste

So there is a market for useless stuff. I didn't see that coming.

"It's a great work of art. My guess is it will increase in value and was a bargain at 999.99."

Just get off the internet, your lack of intelligence disgusts me.

just get the app off torrents

There is a market for stupid people who want useless applications for 1000$, why don't they let people serve this market?

"mac users are stupid, point proven."

i prefer PCs but have an iphone. its an iphone homeboy. not a macphone. obviously pc users have iphones too. your post was completely irrelevant. and so is your life. owned.

Natural Selection at its best.....

So what? $1000 is nothing, I repeat, a drop in the bucket to some people. Anyway, I don't see anyone bellyaching when people pay millions for a postage stamp or a Van Gogh or Rembrandt.

Somebody paid $140 million, that's MILLION, for a Jason Pollock a couple of years ago.

This iPhone envy is out of hand.

SoGnarly: "Where can I buy an "I am poor" program and how much would it cost? har har"

I'm not sure you can put a program on a rotary phone. har har.

Aw man, all it takes is for one poor person to start whining about how he bought the app "accidentally" and the rest of us rich folk are made to suffer. If you're not rich enough to buy it, stop looking at it.

I bought one ..and now its gone.. so Im selling mine on ebay for 3999.99 $

The gem image is stretched out from it's original aspect ratio once the app is started; it's not even aesthetically pleasing!

With people being hurt in the world and all we can do with technology is make ways to spend money on stupid stuff like this.

if the apple website does not ask for verification that you actually want to purchase something after a single click, then something is wrong with the site. the user got what he deserved.

This is part of why I dislike Apple products. this thread however is a perfect example of why I dislike Apple users.

>>Not all iPhone & iPod/iTunes users are Mac users, genius. So, the only point proven is that you're a Windows user, you're not very bright & quite bitter about something you don't have the slightest clue about.
>> Posted by: Legs |

Actually, you're the dumb one, Leggo. Ever heard of linux? or even BSD? Solaris? You obviously don't have the clue you think others are missing.

Apple sucks. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with this application. If people feel it's worth $1000 to them, why not let them buy it. Who the F does Apple think they are?

People buy things that others feel are way overpriced every day. It doesn't make them "stupid". If they have the money they can spend it any way they wish. Some people leave millions of dollars to thier pets!

Stop the big brother mentality.

This application should NOT have been removed from the Apple store. If it were my application I'd be hiring some hot-shot lawers to handle my case and I'd sue the pants off of "Big-Brother Apple".

Appholes!

Box Office was *probably* removed because it keeps crashing under software release 2.0. I have the application and it just won't run since I've upgraded to the 2.0 firmware.

-- Raven

"With people being hurt in the world and all we can do with technology is make ways to spend money on stupid stuff like this."

It seems to me like he found a way to extract wealth from people who had more than they knew what do do with. Presuming he has a use for the money, the application may actually have provided a net benefit to society.

Why are all you poor people so jealous of us rich people?

I mean, really, Apple product owners specifically, and rich people in general, are obviously not "stupid". At the very least, we are smart enough to have more money than you have.

If you were so "smart", you could afford nice things like macs and iPhones and thousand dollar useless applications...but you aren't and you can't, so you hate on us...sad, pitiful little insignificant creatures that you are.

Really, go back to text messaging on your Nokia 1100 and leave us alone.

Thank You.

"you still have to type in your iTunes password before purchasing, so it's extremely unlikely anyone purchased it accidentally with a swipe."

The iTunes store only does that at the start of a session, and if you'd bought a track or two from the music side of things I suspect it won't ask you again.

"if the apple website does not ask for verification that you actually want to purchase something after a single click, then something is wrong with the site."

Yes, one-click purchasing is a really bad idea, and both Amazon and Apple are doing their customers a disservice by making it available... but this isn't Steve Jobs' bad idea, it's Jeff Bezos'.

@Raven - "Who the F does Apple think they are?"

The owner-operators of the App store. If you want full control of your iPhone, unlock it and kiss your warranty goodbye. Apple tries to make the experience the best for the most people. If that involves snubbing some german trying to play off the mindless idiocy of the wealthy in order to protect average joe from a $1020 app-store bill, then that's what they're going to do. People seem to forget ever so quickly that when you own and operate a business, you get to run it how you see fit. Don't like that apple has a closed software platform on the iPhone? Don't buy one. And then shut the hell up.

whats the big deal ? idiot apps for idiots who think i-anything is a status symbol...once they are out of college they'll become smarter..i hope :)

Shame you cant buy class really isnt it Iamrichtoo

I've got a bridge that these 8 may be interested in buying.

I think any app should be allowed on the store, as long as it isnt illegal or offensive.....

If someone wants to buy an ultra expensive app... so be it.

I was one of the individuals who purchased this application, and I have to say that it is well-worth the $1000. The image uploaded online does nothing to attest to the true beauty of "the glowing red gem." I would buy this app 1000 more times if it was necessary, and I would encourage all those who have iPhones to do the same.

they removed Break Classic

What would $1000 or $8000, mean to a local animal shelter?

Or a local non-profit assisting those who are disabled.

Veterans in need?

Yes- its their money- they can do what they want, but that doesnt mean its not SAD.

The second comment in this thread was worth more than all the rest combined.

The idea of doing this and donating 90% to charity is priceless though. I think it would actually sell.

I think it's hysterical that this "useless app" has so many people talking about it. Clearly, it is VERY useful...useful for generating lots of comments from fools like us. And kudos to those of you that have the coin to purchase a $999.99 app.

I hope that "I am Rich v2" comes out soon.

It's genius IMHO. You figure out of millions of iPhone users, some percentage will be dumb, rich or curious enough to buy this. And you get paid for their stupidity.
I wish Apple would leave it on the Store - I'd love to see how much this guy makes over time.

What people always forget: It's not the amount some people receive which is the question, but what they do with it.

Rich people might spend their money with much more benefit to humanity than less rich people. It always depends on the individuum.

I think we don't know anything about it in this case. (Only, from his web page, that he will return money to people who did not really want to buy it.)

And we shouldn't judge that Armin anyway.

The real question now is what did the secret Mantra say?

If the guy who posted about buying it for a joke really did, then he is an idiot and deserves to have lost his money. What could he possibly think would happen? Buying that app would be no different than buying any other app in the store.

Muppet.

A fool and his money are soon parted...
Don't understand the fuss. Who was the nanny state backer who asked Apple to remove the app? Seriously, get a life and stop worrying about how others are spending their money and time. What did you think you were downloading for $999.99 ??

erik Parker: Technically all iPhone owners are mac users since the OS on the phone is a stripped down OS X. Ergo those mac users are really stupid.

I can see why Apple agreed to have the app on their store at first. 30% is a nice reward from one person very clever work.

We live in times when people are not supposed to have convictions of any kind. The triumph of capitalism is not to be celebrated but ashamed of. How could Apple allow users to use their product to openly brag about their social status? Company wants to make money (it should!) while keeping the image of a socially aware, hippie friendly, modest as a head scarf, business enabling but not intruding multicultural...

Gee, whatever! $999.99 for an application? If somebody wants to spend money on something they want who has the right to object? Apple does, according to application distribution agreement. And that is a serious problem brought to light by this case. The platform is not free in any sense of the word, consumers of the service do not own the phone or the computer. They are simply leasing a convenient product, that's all.

I own an iPhone, and although I have no intention of purchasing a thousand dollars worth of bling bling, I see no reason why would anyone, including myself, be prevented form doing so.

As a programmer, I could not program for a platform where the distribution of software is under a mercy of the operating system vendor. Similarities to Netscape vs. Windoze monopoly become apparent here. Consequence in MS case was that independent software makers are less likely to "innovate" as Gates would put it, that is create truly new things as they did in the early days of PC. Apple will see its fair share of new stuff coming, but given the risk of being shut out, there will be less application developers - till the new google platform comes along.

In the end, freedom wins. Let capitalism work. We don't need thousand dollar applications that do nothing. We don't need good cars. We don't need faster computers, multiple pairs of running shoes, diamonds, carbon bicycles, YouTube, Facebook, bottled water, cosmetics, fast food, sushi, or iPhone. But that is exactly the point! Either we live in freedom to choose what we want for ourselves, or someone else is appointed to determine our "need".

Apple Inc, when given the power do decide for others, has chosen to use it. Unwise, but predictable. Power corrupts. Few have the wisdom to resist it.

@TheStripe: My comment had nothing whatsoever to do with taking control of the device or it being a closed software platform. It had to do with Apple removing an application that doesn't seem to break any of the terms and conditions of the App Store agreement.

I'm well aware of the fact that Apple own/operates the app store. I own my own business so I don't need you to tell me how businesses operate. I see no legitimate reason for Apple removing the software. Protecting average Joe from being an idiot isn't a legitimate reason. Sounds like you have a beef with European people and rich people.

As for your contention that I don't like that the device is closed, you're right. Mine is Jailbroke and I could care less about the warranty.

Next time maybe you should think twice before you post pointed personal attacks on a public forum. Don't presume you can tell people to "shut-up".

Shame on Apple for removing this application from the App Store for no good reason. Oh yeah, they don't need a good reason according to "TheStripe". After all, if you own/run a business you can do whatever you want...

..like Enron.

Appholes!

a fool and their money...

Anyone who shelled out the 500 bucks for the FIRST series of a Computer are the same fools that the former statement is referring to. If they were so vain and so stupid to actually spend that $999.99 for a phone app they deserve what they got... NOTHING!

The "I am Rich" app would be so much cooler if all proceeds had secretly been donated to the Democratic Party.

In a ridiculous act of protectionism Apple removed the very first moneymaking app from Germany from their servers?
This is to be brought before the trade commission and Apple to be condemned for such action.
How many totally useless pieces of dear software got thrown on us everyday by American companies?
I AM ABSOLUTELY SPEECHLESS! IS THIS APPLES UNDERSTANDING OF FREEDOM OF TRADE!

WAAAHAAHAAHAA! Best story I have read this year. Tops everything. Please, Times, gimme more!

Good for Heinrich. He made a quick (and honest) buck by providing a small number of extremely vain people with something they value. On top of that, he made a very poignant (and funny) social statement. I think that Apple realized their customers were being mocked and that's why they put an end to it.

If Heinrich was smart, he would wait another month, and then if he has not received any money, he would pull a lawsuit against apple. He rightfully earned that money, and just because apple doesn't think it belongs there, it's still something that he earned, and they did have to promise him that money.

Great, now there will be a black market for "I am rich" apps. The price is likely to skyrocket!

Apple is doing nothing other than fuelling a growing trend in discriminating against people with more money than we have. The way I see, if rich people want to show us how rich they are, then who are we to say they can't do that... of course, it's pretty clear that Apple have a particularly anti-libertarian mandate judging by some of their actions, this included...

What's the problem here?

The eight people who bought "I am Rich" have money to burn. Let them spend it.

Armin Heinrich is my new personal hero. People own an i-phone as a statement, so why can't he sell an application that makes the same statement: "I enjoy wasting money on shiny crap, because it makes me look cool." This is the best news in a long time, in my opinion.

iPhone users spending a bunch of money because it's a shiny status symbol? Nah, couldn't be...

They should release a second app called "I am stupid", for those two idiots that bought this app without knowing what it was.

"mac users are stupid, point proven"

Poster without a name. Son of Bill Gates or maybe of Steve Baldguy?
Or maybe one who benefits from Gates' contribution to charity that he becomes such a Mac hater. More like Madhatter.
'your post was completely irrelevant. and so is your life' -that's well said.

Wow, I can't believe I just sat here and read all those posts and I don't even own an iPhone. I only even saw this becasue a friend emailed me the link, but all these comments and arguements were just so entertaining. =)

P.S: I would have to say though, if I had millions of dollars and owned an iPhone, I might find it entertaining/worth it to buy it like those 8 people did. I am not a millionaire though, so I am happy to just waste my extra money on DVDs.

Im Kobe Bryant and I personally bought all 8 copies of the program that were sold. I love it.

hmm, i think its more important to discuss the fact that apple censored the store than to discuss how some poeple spend there money.

[this should be an english comment :]

There are some laws in the United States about "merchantability". If you manufactured something that looked like a cellphone, advertised it as a cellphone, painted it to look like a cell phone, and priced it as a cell phone, but it really was just a brick, you could get relief because it wasn't what it was promoted to be.

In this case, it was promoted to be a status symbol. Apple must have thought it was meant to be a piece of art. If they removed it from their App Store, that would make them art critics.

Or maybe they thought that the program, which is little more than a hello world example program with a graphic splash, was not merchantable because the program did not have any usable function. On the other hand, I would bet money that the source code of this app varied less than one percent from a sample app provided in the sdk and Apple really cannot see people repackaging their sample apps and selling them in Apple's App Store.

I don't know where the gem image came from, but I expect that a skilled iPhone programmer could knock off the app in under one minute in the development environment. Of course some people may see such simplicity as elegance.

The iPhone already has a built in app for displaying pictures. They may feel that a program that does nothing but display a picture, adds nothing to the device of value, and therefore cannot abide its sale, or their acceptance of their share of the profits. Since they earn a share, they can be sued. If the lawyers think they could be sued over an App, they could chose not to sell it.

This will probably cause a change to the App Store agreement that requires applications to demonstrate functionality beyond the existing built-in functions of the device.

He can still sell his gem image on ebay. They don't seem to care what gets sold there.

Cuando leo estas cosas me doy cuenta que el mundo hay cada vez mas estupidos
No se merecen otra cosa

when I read those things I see there are more stupid people than I thought
They deserve it and more

Apple made the right move. The last thing they need is for the “fashionable” and “trendy” aspect of the iPhone to be tarnished (or replaced) with the perception that the iPhone (and Apple’s Mac) are for arrogant snobs.

>>Not all iPhone & iPod/iTunes users are Mac users, genius. So, the only point proven is that you're a Windows user, you're not very bright & quite bitter about something you don't have the slightest clue about.
>> Posted by: Legs |

Actually, you're the dumb one, Leggo. Ever heard of linux? or even BSD? Solaris? You obviously don't have the clue you think others are missing.

Does anybody else wonder... if he made the picture or just grabbed it from an online source?

I have an idea, instead of buying software that has a graphic of a gem, why not spend the $999 on a real gem for a custom leather iPhone case?

You would have to have someone looking at your iPhone screen or show them for anyone to ever notice your cool status symbol. Maybe get a custom cradle that shows off you iPhone in your car?

Although it wasn't intended to be a joke, the complaint in the reviews made it one when they clicked on the BUY button. (and the joke was on the poster)

I think the I am Poor application should be a second life clone where the whole world is a trailer park, or the redneck windchime. (a bunch of Budweiser cans hanging on a piece of wood) It should warn interested buyers that they must own an iPhone to use the software.

Actually the iPhone runs Mac OSX correct? All of any group couldn't be stupid, in fact they must have a decent source of income to purchase the phone right? Mostly affluent, yet PC ignorant artsy type folks. Mac machines are not nearly as widely used for enterprise level computing. The funny thing is when the computer breaks you get a sad apple screen with a little tear running down it's cheek. At least the Blue Screen of Death has some information on it.

Well if people have got money to burn.... I've got no sympathy for any idiot who bought it "by mistake" - read the price tag you morons!

What is this, a rich envy? I paid a $1000 foe a guitar which does not play, $2300 for a faked Picasso. You can insult my intelligence or the fact that I buy a new Apple every time it comes out but, at the end, I am the winner.

I doubt Apple's legal, moral, or ethical authority to remove this application is relevant to this discussion. It is quite probable that they have the legal authority and I can't see how they are bound by morality or ethics other than through how it affects their market. As a customer, I find nothing objectionable about the I Am Rich app, but I'm in favor of Apple keeping the App Store relatively uncluttered until they find a more refined way for me to search. As an Apple shareholder, I want them to carefully manage the App Store's inventory in such a way that it enhances the long-term value of the iPhone and the Apple brand to a select market. I do not to want them to "stack 'em high" and react to the whims of the masses by selling apps that are the marketing equivalent of a Burberry baseball cap.

Why would Apple remove this app from their store? I don't see amazon.com, tigerdirect, newegg... removing items that are clearly not worth the money from their stores? This looser that said he thought it was a joke and clicked buy now should have to pay for the app, but then he should put the phone back into the box it came in and return it to the store because he is clearly too stupid to use it.

Stupid people just piss me off, they cause too many problems in this world :)

hahahaha what a bunch of losers - get a life

I LOVE the irony.

Guess Apple pulled it because they realized that somebody else was making MORE money of something MORE silly then their little phone.

Wake up everybody. Apple are the only one's allowed to sell overpriced status symbols!!

The app is a glorified pet rock. Anyone remember those? It's easy to market something practical; the clever people are ones who can make money selling something that's completely useless.

Wow, only six people in the world have this app. talke about expensive!

New G3 mint condition With "I am Rich" app selling for 10,000, do i hear 10Grand?

Only EIGHT people in th world have this app. Sort of like a secret club. The fact that it was pulled off the market just increased its value.

Bottom line is, who cares? Let people spend money on what they want. It's not yours, so don't worry about it. If people want to spend a thousand dollars for an icon, let them. Capitalism, man. More power to it.

umm im glad its off the site apple dosent need bad publicity from con artist trying to dis-credit the companies name, come on their OS sucks enough already and the apple iphone is for loosers that want to be cool ,, lol >>>> respond (:>p)

Brilliant because it's a 'Legal' and a smart idea, Full stop guys. I'm sure there are many people with more money than sense who would love this application. Just the simple fact that you have an application icon on your home screen that no one else can afford is gone enough for me son. Well, that’s if I had the money of course. Do you know how many business fail in the first year? This guy had an idea and 'apple' took it away from him. Why, no one knows. I don't normally read blocks but I was very impressed with this guys imagine. You know one of those ideas that make you think 'I wish I thought of that' Well, this was one of them.

Fair play is fair play, and as for those that said "I did it for a joke" Well, hopefully this will help them grow up lol.

Well here should be a great marketing lesson. Why not make your own "rich at home" apps, for half the price and see if apple will approve it. There is obiously a market and demand for such things...

They are buyer and have money to burn. I am sure many can brainstorm some similar idea's and make Apple very happy, just add a different sland and spin on it. You never know what they may approve...

I really think that that aplication is over priced...

"I really think that this application is overpriced"

LMAO you think so?? No s**t!

Who cares!!! If people wanna buy this c**p it's up to them at the end of the day it's their money to do with as they please. If you can afford to waste that much money then you must be doin something right!

Will wealth envy never cease to end? Stop worrying about how much someone else can spend on something they want, worry about yourself.

Will wealth envy never cease to end? Stop worrying about how much someone else can spend on something they want, worry about yourself and stfu.

That is the second best scam I've ever heard of. Now what he needs to do is make an upgrade version, maybe call it "View from the Top." Then add a bunch of "improvements" that slow it down or don't work. Then he can charge what Microsoft does for Vista and really rake in the cash.

Ummm I hate to break it to the dev who wrote this, but he won't be getting his $5,600. Apple's developer terms clearly state that the developer will receive a 70% cut on sales of OVER 250 purchases.

over 55% of iPhone users are windows users..as usual just like anyone else who likes to crap in their own backyard... They shine through with their ignorance. Funny how most of these same people have no concept of why they're crying about in the 1st place.. I know 1st hand the amount of idiots who buy this phone & the amount of smart people who do as well.. I'm not condoning a 1000. Software title... Believe me. & agree that people should spend money for better things. These are people who can afford to live a life of excess. Sadly most people who spend this kind of money who have it, have low self esteem & are compensating for something else missing, hummer anyone? Living on a town where stupidity reigns supreme & egos are all on fire, I can assure you that the majority of people who would spend money like this are so plentiful, just to compensate or have the brains of an ant .. I see it daily .. The world is not dumb, just ignorant & to jacked on antidepressants to really know any better. Or they're just from so cal.. They don't have a fighting chance in the real world, so instead of bitching, let's just sit back & watch .. Every up has a down .. The bigger the harder the fall..let's all go watch wall-e. If you have brains. None of this will matter anyway.. Technology e waste. Bankruptcy. China owning us. These are the things I worry about, not about some useless dummy dropping a note on something useless. They do it every day.. Leave em alone. Worry about your own stuff. Don't crap in you're own bed. If you have any brains, read atlas shrugged.. Epic failure is not that far away..

Well I would love to know why Apple would pull that program? I don't think it broke any rules, all it does is weed out the idiots of society. I am happy that guy made all that money off a program that most likely took him 10 min to create. I wish I would have thought of that. I think I should come out with a program called "I am middle class" and sell it for $500 and instead of a Ruby it will be a Cubic Zirconium.

does this mean apple will start giving refunds to any iphone who isn't satisfied with the app they just bought?
Is this already the case?

Check out the Chumby, an internet device with a touchscreen. There is an "I am richer" application available. http://www.chumby.com/guide/widget/I+am+richer

Awesome. Anyone that clicked buy while knowing what it was deserves what they got.

Buying iPhone is not much stupidier than buying this program, snobs
:P

It's not an apple or whatsoever problem, it's a problem of "Be Different" fashion. More and more idiots, trying to "be different", thinking money can buy you mind. Going to mobile phone market was a big goal for apple, now they have bling-bling customers also, which were lost before, because don't know what is a computer :) Next step for apple is to release trousers, jewelry and all kind of things needed to fulfill "be different" image :D

I got the cracked version of this app and then showed it to a bunch of people. some of them actually believed that i bought it.
And I'm 13

What a difference three months makes. Now the trouble is apps are getting too cheap, instead of too expensive (from the point of view of the long-term viability of the platform: http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/iPhone/feature.asp?c=9936