I would say it was the only "clever way to make Apple fans buy stuff" that is a huge benefit to software developers, end-users and the community -- it gets deve

I would say it was the only "clever way to make Apple fans buy stuff" that is a huge benefit to software developers, end-users and the community -- it gets developers (who many are on here) exposure, saves end-users a good deal of money (and in this case costs no money at all), which in turn becomes a great benefit to the community (for those involved, as well as the added benefit of these apps, especially in the past, being time savers for productivity and utility.) It should be promoted on Hacker News because it does relate and benefit many in this community. But I think your concern is appreciated and it is always great to have those watching out for the community's best interest.