Ethan Nicholas, developer of a tank artillery game called iShoot, quit his day job after his app hit the #1 spot and he made $600,000 in a single month. With around 20,000 apps in iTunes right now it is very difficult to reach the top, but for developers who do so, there is a lot of money to be made. Putting aside the merits of who deserves the credit for a farting iPhone, I find it interesting that Air-O-Matic is asking for $50,000 in its lawsuit against InfoMedia because that is apparently what an iPhone app developer can make in a single week if his app reaches the #1 paid download spot. iFart Mobile only costs $0.99, but it has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times - 38,927 on December 25th alone, netting its author a $27,249 Christmas present that day - and it has been discussed in venues ranging from minor blogs to the prestigious New York Times Magazine. The humor in fart apps may be low brow, but the dollars are high finance. That the use of the phrase is but a part of a long campaign by the iFart author to unfairlyĬapitalize on success that should have gone to Pull My Finger - including spam campaigns, fake reviews, and search optimization schemes. That "pull my finger" is a generic and well-known phrase so they shouldīe able to use it in connection with the iFart Mobile app. I share this philosophy, and for that reason I will try to refrain from making jokes about which side you would rather represent in the lawsuit filed by Pull My Finger developer Air-O-Matic against InfoMedia's iFart Mobile for using the phrase "pull my finger" in connection with their fart sounds app and the lawsuit in response filed by the iFart Mobile guys. If you have any questions about this, just send me an e-mail or post a comment on a specific product review. Often, I will also provide my own commentary on the product, and while my goal is to be honest, please keep in mind that I was compensated to promote the product. When I discuss products from these companies on iPhone J.D., I do so to pass along information provided to me by the sponsor. (4) Some of the ads that run on this website are from monthly sponsors of iPhone J.D. Other ads are from paid advertisers, and if I discuss a product from a company that is a current advertiser, I will note that. If one of these ads comes from the seller of a product reviewed on iPhone J.D., that is a coincidence and I do not believe that it colors my review of that product. (3) Some of the ads that run on this website are selected by others such as Amazon or Google. Again, I do not believe that I let that color my review of products. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. (2) When I post links to product pages on certain stores, including but not limited to Amazon and the iTunes App Store, my links include a referral code so that when products are purchased after clicking on the link, I often receive a very small percentage of the sale. I sometimes keep and continue to use these products that I did not pay for after posting my review, which might be considered a form of compensation for my review, but I do not believe that I let that color my review. Pursuant to 16 CFR Part 255, the Federal Trade Commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, please note: (1) iPhone software and hardware developers routinely send me free versions of their products to review.
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