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just clicked through to your blog - the more interesting story is how you crippled the free version that had 30k downloads and the subsequent fallout. really in
by rubyrescue 17y ago
just clicked through to your blog - the more interesting story is how you crippled the free version that had 30k downloads and the subsequent fallout. really interesting! don't back down now!
- allenbrunson 17y agoyou're right, that's, erm, "interesting." it's too bad that all those people are mad at me, but at this point, i'm wondering if the resulting firestorm is what pushed me into the top 100. of course, it could also go the other way: those people could spread enough ill will that it would hurt my prospects.
- wingo 17y agoYes I enjoyed that as well. Nice hack!
- allenbrunson 17y agoDang. It's nice to hear you guys say stuff like this. I've gotten a hundred emails per day calling me a crook, a money-grubber, a cheat, and worse. I was starting to doubt myself. But it did indeed work. I forced a whole lot of those 30,000 Hearts Solo players to upgrade. But at this point, that can't account for all of it. The number of Hearts Solo downloads has peaked, and is trending down. But the number of people buying Hearts Net is still going up.
- boucher 17y agoIf your app just randomly stops working, and enough people tell Apple about it, they'll pull the app. It's a violation of the app store terms.
- allenbrunson 17y agohuh. didn't know that. can you show me the relevant sections in the agreement? maybe i can slightly un-cripple it in a way that would comply with their terms.