Comments on: Game Developer Confronts iPhone Software Cracker

By: HaxXesS

HaxXesS — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:40:54 +0000

I hate buying apps that seems really good but when you actually use it/play it, its absolutely shithouse. I support the cracker for his good deeds :)

a little sympathy goes to the developer…

By: iPhone dev asks cracker to stop, cracker says to sit on it - CHASTER - All Around The World

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:58:55 +0000

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Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:11:49 +0000

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Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:32:03 +0000

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By: iPhone dev asks cracker to stop, cracker says to sit on it | iPhone Firmware

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:18:32 +0000

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By: James

James — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:17:13 +0000

Thanks Elonoir! Great article! We're trying to figure out if there are any other scarce components for our game besides the banner ads. We thought about including the ability to post your high score on the website with your alias if you've got the premium version of the game. Any other ideas? Thanks! :)

By: Elonoir

Elonoir — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:02:04 +0000

Okay, this will just be a short comment that is probably also not valued much either. But if the original author of this program is still around he might want to check this: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070503/012939….
It not necessarily gives you an idea on how to make money with this software, but it might help you get there. Or at least give you an understanding of where people might be willing to spend money on, I think I find it quite an interesting read.

By: Mavi

Mavi — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:34:09 +0000

Good story dont have and iphone but is always good to see developers takin an interest..

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Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:33:37 +0000

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By: Software Developer Realizes That Pirates Are Giving Him Market Feedback | The World in one site

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:54:27 +0000

[...] cracked and a ton of people were downloading it for free. Rather than freak out about it, the guy had an open conversation with the cracker who explained why he did it. Basically, he said he was disappointed with the fact that many games [...]

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Game Developer Confronts iPhone Software Cracker - WickedFriends — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:40:24 +0000

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By: Daniel R

Daniel R — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:11:01 +0000

Software piracy is inevitable. It also requires technical skill (or at least a clever mind). For that reason, I respect this pirate more than I respect the developer of this lame application. Definitely trying to get rich quick, like the cracker mentioned, off of a stupid idea.

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Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:28:18 +0000

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By: thelateralus

thelateralus — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:52:06 +0000

"Doesn't he already own the "development device" ?"

You own a computer, right? Well, you already have the "development device" to create the next big application. So why haven't you done it yet? Developing for the iPhone, like any platform, takes more resources than just the platform.

By: thelateralus

thelateralus — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:49:15 +0000

Sharing can potentially be good for artists, but it isn't always. It's hard to put a real amount on any money lost or gained from sharing, but there seems to be a lot more harm than good done from file sharing for big name software, music, and movies. Something like the indie/rock playlist, which is technically piracy (unless the guy that puts it together spends all of his time contacting bands and labels, which I doubt), still probably brings a lot of attention to bands that wouldn't otherwise be heard.

However, your whole point rests upon one presumption: "sharing is good"; however, I think as we all learned with herpes, that's not always the case.

Q.E.F.