Aug
08
Some people give away $1,000 for nothing!
Filed Under (Software, iPhone) by admin on 08-08-2008
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According to a story in the LA Times eight people had almost $1,000 to burn on the useless iPhone application “I Am Rich” made by Armin Heinrich from Germany.

Armin Heinrich’s application does mainly nothing: The program loads a screen saver onto the Apple iPhone to remind users and alert others that the user has money to throw around. The “status symbol” does nothing but load a ruby red icon on the home screen, with the subtext “I Am Rich.” When the user activates the program, a large, glowing red gem appears. That’s all.

The “I Am Rich” application had a $999.99 price tag, the highest amount a developer can charge through the App Store. That’s one heck of a high cap for mobile software!

Apple removed application from the App Store. The application is still available on Armin Heinrich’s site.

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