An iPhone application developer has found a way to tap into software piracy to make a profit. The manufacturer of the popular iPhone game viral Tap Tap Revenge is to use pirated versions of his game to sell music to download illegally. So far, Tap Tap Revenge reported about 2.5 million downloads. Of all these downloads, about one million of them were pirated copies. Instead of languishing in a potential loss of profits, producers of Tap Tap Revenge is creative. They found a way to market music to people who otherwise would not pay all. With the ability to buy music from within the game, the company soon found unexpected sources of sales.
Ultimately, everyone got what they wanted. legitimate clients bought the software and used it without having to jailbreak their phones for the pirates became so enamored with the game they had to purchase some of his music. The game designers earn about one million dollars per month because of these efforts.
There was quite a stir lately piracy and the impact it has on sales app. Estimated suggests Apple has lost about 450 million earnings potential App Store due to piracy alone since the first store opened. With so much negative news on piracy the latter, it is certainly refreshing to see a developer colleagues make lemonade it. We are no less completely impressed.
As a final note, the recently released new version of Apple's iPhone OS is attracting mixed reviews. Version 3.1.3 promises to improve accurate indicator of battery while fixing some problems with the keyboard and some Japanese Kana third party applications. For many, this new version of iPhone OS is there to keep up Apple launches version 3.2, which is supposed to be much more significant improvement.
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