Road To Riches Doesn't Run Through the App Store 305
Etienne Steward writes "Turns out that while a few fortunes can be made with Apple, Steve Demeter made most of his money by buying Palm (of all companies) at $1.76 and selling at $12. Apparently, there aren't as many iPhone App millionaires as we would like to be believe. From the article: 'In almost a dozen interviews conducted by NEWSWEEK, Apple consultants and programmers jettison the idea that the App Store is a world of easy opportunity, or a fast track to quitting the rat race. Instead they describe an anxiety-wracked marketplace full of bewildering rules, long odds, and little sense of control over one's success or failure. "It's kind of a crapshoot," says Demeter, who spent the last two weekends partying in Las Vegas and New York. "I think we've reached a point where people are thinking I shouldn't quit my day job for this."'"
The market is unfair! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The market is unfair! (Score:5, Funny)
Dear friend (Score:1, Funny)
Please send your banking information and I will proceed with the transaction and we will both become millionaires.
Re:The market is unfair! (Score:4, Funny)
Fart mashups! They are a real gas!
Re:The market is unfair! (Score:1, Funny)
Oh you and your puns, you little stinker!
Better not to know (Score:2, Funny)
I do not even want to hear what kinds of targeted advertising appears in a fart app.
What about the Google Money Tree?! (Score:5, Funny)
Speak for yourself pal. I am waiting for my "Google Money Tree" kit that I just ordered online! It was even free!* I am on my way to easy riches! What? You are skeptical?! A Mom from [insert geographic location here] just made [insert some amount between $2k and $3k here] last week! If it worked for her, it'll work for everyone!
SirWired
*Free period lasts for 4.2749 days, and must be canceled via papyrus sent via carrier pigeon to avoid monthly charges of [insert credit limit here.]
Appstore.. WHO CARES ? (Score:4, Funny)
Come on.. who cares..
Appstore ? Amazon ? E-Bay.. Whatever...
Is this Geek story ?
Who cares about the marketroids doing biziniss ??
Because they are using a "geeky" 'a.k.a the internetz' to do that biziness doesn't make them geeky !
Ok.. I didn't read TFA.. but I didn't feel like it!
I want to read about "quantum physics".. "the ultimate programing language" or "the most prominent hardware architecture"..
and NOT about some sleazy company making money with some lousy marketing scheme..
Sorry.. you may mod me -1 as much as you like.. won't change my mind !
--Ivan
(PS : No.. I won't post AC - Because.. I stand by what I say !)
Heinz Baked Beans (Score:5, Funny)
That's obvious - ads for beans.. because if you need your phone to do it for you, you're not producing enough gas!
On a related note, my three-year-old daughter absolutely loves it when someone around her farts, so I started the "pull my finger" bit with her.
The other day, she comes up to me and asks "Dad, I wanna pull your finger!" So I let her pull my finger, and when nothing happened, she looked quizzically at me and said "Hey! Where's the fart!?!?!"
Later she asked me to pull her finger, and when she didn't fart, she had the same reaction.. "Hey! Where's the fart!?!?!"
My wife is somewhat less than thrilled at the whole affair.
Do not worry (Score:5, Funny)
You can always find a job using one of the many job apps available in the app store.
Re:Anonymous Coward (Score:4, Funny)
See, THERE's the problem ... it it were called "iPhone FLESH-light" it would be selling lik, well, like fleshlights.
Re:The road to richess passes through Marketing (Score:3, Funny)
Good point, I should have submitted this post to testing before releasing it.
Re:Another shocker (Score:1, Funny)
They probably felt REAL LUCKY ;)