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I would say, given what money can do for you in this world -- how much easier it can make your life, the doors it can open -- that it is at the very least surpr
by jamesaguilar 13y ago
I would say, given what money can do for you in this world -- how much easier it can make your life, the doors it can open -- that it is at the very least surprising that anyone would turn down this kind of success. In fact, I'll bet you'd have trouble finding one person out of a hundred who would not be willing to suffer pretty significant pain for two weeks if it meant they'd make $50,000 a day. Given that people are willing to do this, they're shocked that this dev wouldn't just turn off his twitter, shut down his phone, book a trip to the beach and just ride it out there.
There may be a small handful of people in the world for whom taking the app down is the long-term rational decision. But I'd wager they are a fairly rare breed.
- jmduke 13y agoAverage monthly salary for a software developer in Vietnam is, what, $600/mo? Nguyen was making around seven years' salary per day for two weeks. A lot of the doors that could be opened with money were already opened at that point.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoThis random dude makes $1200/mo. I don't know what the average is. Maybe he is set for life, but it's only been really big for a couple of days, and I'd imagine he's not quite yet, and certainly not as set as he could be. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23497561 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23497561
- hnguyen 13y agoAFAIK, a good fresh graduate can make from $600 to $800/month (of course, depends on multiple factors: what he can do, experience, school, type of company, English, etc). That "random dude" got a Master's degree in Korea, so his salary is reasonable I think.
- anonu 13y agoShouldn't he still be making ad revenue even if the app can't be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play? I'm sure those ad $$$s are still rolling in...
- masklinn 13y agoI saw reports that he removed the ads from the application.
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agoNope, ads are still there (Android version, at least)
- ollysb 13y agoI think everyone's wondering, why didn't he just book a trip to the beach and come back a month later when all the fuss had died down?
- ricardobeat 13y agoThe possible subtext is that he is shutting it down in fear of bad repercussion - like being exposed for gaming the app store rankings - or to simply avoid such accusations.
- uptown 13y agoThat's my guess. For all, for the sake of argument, let's say this developer did hire somebody to pump up his numbers. They could even be extorting him to pay them more in exchange for their silence. It reminds me of the movie 'Office Space' ... where they rig their software to shave fractional-pennies off of each transaction for an eventual payday, only to have their plan work too well too quickly.
- nmridul 13y agoThen shutting down does not solve the problem. They could still go ahead and reveal.
- brador 13y agoCould be covering his ass on a cease and desist, making it seem like his decision. Most people who get one don't know if they can talk about it publicly or not and just want it to go away.
- pault 13y agoHighly speculative.
- rpgmaker 13y agoThat's what I think. Those are just way too much reviews, I would like to see this numbers stacked up against angry birds in its prime.
- fbailey 13y agoI actually think that the way the game works. Throwing you back to the home screen every time you loose, makes it more likely that users write a review. They are already outside of the game.
- furyg3 13y agoI don't know what his background is, what his family is like, or what it's like to win the app lottery in Vietnam. I could imagine scenarios where acquiring that kind of money could destroy your personal relationships, and make you a target of unwanted attention from governments, mafias, or weirdos.
- wushupork 13y agoThis is especially true in a third world country with perhaps a modest level of corruption. Everyone will want a piece of you whether or not you wanted it. Personal safety and the safety of your family all of a sudden become a major concern.