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By: Crackulo.us and the App-ocalypse | iKOZ

Crackulo.us and the App-ocalypse | iKOZ — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:42:15 +0000

[...] One ‘argument’ for this kind of activity is that Apple do not provide an easy way for developers to provide a tryout/demo of their applications (though they could create a free version with limited functionality and a full paid version) – so some people take it upon themselves to provide the cracked apps and say “If you really like the app, then buy it” – I really can’t see that happening much, to be honest, though some say that piracy can actually increase software sales. [...]

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Havoc Forums Blog » One-Click iPhone App Cracker Released to the Public — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:22:08 +0000

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By: robert.schuppenies.de - weblog » How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales

robert.schuppenies.de - weblog » How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:08:56 +0000

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By: Wednesday : The Popular iPhone

Wednesday : The Popular iPhone — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:16:33 +0000

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By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:55:29 +0000

I actually do read the reviews to make sure that a game is even worth downloading. And lately, I have been finding that a lot of games that seem all nice and pretty on the outside are actually shitty on the inside. I'm not finding this out from pirating the games but from the reviews. If I find a review for a game I might want to try, I download the game, try it out for a little while and eventually buy the game, usually from Steam because downloading a game is so much more convenient than buying a box. I know that I'm definitely not the only one who does this and I don't even have a bandwidth cap on my connection, which would be a major reason for people to do that.

By: spyware

spyware — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:41:53 +0000

By the looks of it it's a single-player game that "phones home" with a "free" version which is adware. And most_uniQue did an incomplete job of unprotecting it, the spyware functions remained. If you can't remove those functions, at least change them to "phone home" more often and faster! "After discovering the game had been cracked and made available for free download, they didn’t take the usual stance of setting the legal dogs on the culprits." Spyware is also illegal in some countries. Nice work enigmax at promoting adware and spyware!

By: santoscrew

santoscrew — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:47:24 +0000

i just posted a reply……. and i lied…. :-(

By: AppStore-Trend? Kostenlos, dafür mit Werbung und Donations

AppStore-Trend? Kostenlos, dafür mit Werbung und Donations — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:46:50 +0000

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By: How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales « "Everything iPhone"

How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales « "Everything iPhone" — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:35:46 +0000

[...] How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales We recently reported the story of the pirated iPhone game ‘Whack em All’, where the developer actually engaged the game’s cracker instead of taking an aggressive stance. The dialogue had a surprising effect. Sales increased 100%, pirates donated and the game is now available free of charge. Whack ‘em All is a game for iPhone and iPod Touch, based on the ‘Whack-a-Mole’ idea. The creators are married couple Constance and James Bossert, who together form Fairlady Media. After discovering the game had been cracked and made available for free download, they didn’t take the usual stance of setting the legal dogs on the culprits…full story. [...]

By: imudius

imudius — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:30:18 +0000

this is so dumb pirating apps is WRONG! people spend a lot of time and money making apps and you try to steal them thats what your doing… its not the app store either… if the developers wanted to give you a free demo they can…. or full featured add supported app too… there are many lite and beta apps for free, apple has nothing to do with the price… but they don't charger developers for free apps… and developers can charge what they want for the apps so the prices aren't apples fault… besides the apps are cheaper then what there worth… compared to other platforms…. drm is pretty loose on apps… you just cant copy them… but apps are better then any other games for any platform…. you can have 1 game on multipule iphones and itouches all at the same time… lose your phone just re sync to your computer…. you guys are try to make stealing sound like a good thing this is wrong……

By: How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales « Internet Making Money

How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales « Internet Making Money — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:16:55 +0000

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By: Apper

Apper — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:10:52 +0000

Ghost, you must be pretty young, since you don't remember a few years back with the older handhelds with no wifi, such as all the gameboy's up to the advance. People had no trials but they bought games. Back in the day of original gameboy very few people used the internet and there were no review sites, so what did people do then?

They bought the game based off of the box. Now with the advent of the internet there are these things called 'review sites' which review almost every game that is worth anything. But I guess you pirates don't like to read and think about things before you do them.

In the case of this game, how many times did the pirated copy get downloaded? At least a few hundred, maybe even a few thousand. Seeing an increase of 10 sales on a 99 cent game is negligible, the app store fluctuates like that on a daily basis. If 1000 people pirated the game then 10 people bought it that is a 1% conversion ratio, which is quite crap for shareware. But the reality is probably more than 1000 people pirated it and under 10 of those people actually bought the game because of the pirated version.

Also, are the crackers going to take down the pirated version with no ads? Of course not, because they are full of shit.

By: JOhn East

JOhn East — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:47:55 +0000

I hijacked my IPhone…….now it dont work no more…. :-(

By: man

man — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:45:13 +0000

I wish I had a iphone, i would buy that game right now.

By: makin257 - How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales

makin257 - How Piracy Can Boost iPhone App Sales — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:28:36 +0000

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By: NubCakes

NubCakes — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:33:42 +0000

Wow, you come across as really intelligent. Really, you've just nailed it with your poorly thought out ideas and catch-phrases such as "monopoly" and your references to trademarks that exist in your own imagination.

By: noneofyourbusiness

noneofyourbusiness — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:15:59 +0000

the iphone sucks, like everything apple (infrigment of the tm of the beatles btw) does, apple exists only to make m$ monopoly legal, although going to intel with zero excuse leads to intel monopoly…