1. 02-12-14 08:14 PM #1
    shady610
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    Anybody cash in on this flappy bird saga?

    First off I never heard of this game until this morning. But after reading that the developer cancelled the game from iTunes because people were too addicted and sending him hate mail, I was intrigued.

    Turns out the guy made 50000 a day in ad revenue. And people sold there phones on ebay with this game on it and go $50000.

    unreal
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  2. 02-12-14 08:20 PM #2
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    I heard about this on NPR this morning. Makes me want to develop an app.
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  3. 02-12-14 08:22 PM #3
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    I would never sell flappy bird for any amount of $$$$$$. too good
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  4. 02-12-14 08:25 PM #4
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    pretty sure none of those auctions were real bids
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  5. 02-12-14 09:02 PM #5
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    I have it on my phone how much my phonr worth for reals?
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  6. 02-12-14 09:05 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by bruins35 View Post
    I have it on my phone how much my phonr worth for reals?
    Might as well put it on eBay for a few g's and see what happens

    I dl'd it and deleted it in 10 minutes just to see what the fuss was the day before they yanked it
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  7. 02-12-14 09:07 PM #7
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    another case of spoons making people fat
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  8. 02-12-14 09:08 PM #8
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    seemed similar to one of those underwater levels on super mario
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  9. 02-12-14 09:08 PM #9
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    Ebay will pull your listing:

    http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-...phone-on-ebay/
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  10. 02-12-14 09:19 PM #10
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    tried the game online, shit is frustrating. don't see the fuss, though I can see myself smashing my phone if I had one and kept playing it.
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  11. 02-12-14 09:28 PM #11
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    dumbest game ever

    you cant win

    amazing someone can make 50k a day with this dumb game
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  12. 02-12-14 09:49 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDaddy View Post
    dumbest game ever

    you cant win

    amazing someone can make 50k a day with this dumb game
    Thats what happens when you reach #1 in the app store. He should have been making alot more than $50k per day though. He left a lot of money on the table, he did not monetize very well.
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