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I'm getting tired of these publicity stunts. Developers who knowingly try to pull a fast one should have all their apps pulled and their developer license suspe

• jrockway 16y ago
  I agree with this. The faster Apple kills off their closed dying platform, the better. There's a reason that Android outsold Apple last quarter, and it wasn't antennagate.
  • gamble 16y ago
    Yeah, it was Verizon pushing Android in exchange for a cop-out on net neutrality.
• photon_off 16y ago
  Do you really think this is helping them more than it is hurting them? I suspect the buzz they are gaining overlaps highly with people who have already been exposed to to taptaptap. This buzz isn't going to reach Grandma and cause her to buy that "rebellious software from that tappy place". Meanwhile, their app is no longer earning them money and Apple is going to be keeping a watchful eye on all of their subsequent releases. Not to mention, the decay on this type of buzz probably has a half-life of 12 hours after it reaches its peak in one or two days. In two weeks nobody will think much of this story, and I doubt they'll have released anything to take advantage of the buzz. Now, their buzz about earning $500k+ on the app, that was pretty helpful. Nothing sells a product more than press about how people can't get enough of it. Just ask Apple about that one.