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by ja27 4834 days ago
If you have an AppAnnie account you can see the grossing ranks. Looks like someone in India bought a copy. It's the #6 best-grossing iPhone/iPod app in India right now. It also peaked at #21 in Malaysia on the 29th. So it looks like 2 sales at that price.

http://www.appannie.com/app/ios/519800737/ranking/#view=gros...
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TylerE 4834 days ago
Almost makes me wonder if they're trying to trick people - e.g. this just see a price starting with 99 and assume 99 cents

How does Apple handle things like this? Does it immediately auth the CC for purchases over a certain amount?

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kajham 4834 days ago
To this point, I could see it as a shrewd marketing strategy where they buy the app with different iTunes, get back 70% of the price, and get themselves into the top grossing apps for a bit. Wonder if that helps with visibility?
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kushsolitary 4834 days ago
Yes, that's where I saw it.
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