I'm trying to decide if I should buy rovio for my 12 year old son to play with.
I would not buy it. I think he would get tired of it.
iPhone iTunes NEW Angry Birds Rio - Rovio Mobile Ltd.: Angry Birds Rio
What happens when everybody?s favourite ...
iPhone iTunes NEW Angry Birds Rio - Rovio Mobile Ltd.: Angry Birds Rio
What happens when everybody?s favourite ...
iPhone iTunes NEW Angry Birds Rio - Rovio Mobile Ltd.: Angry Birds Rio
What happens when everybody?s favourite ...
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People may have stumbled upon an iPhone game called Angry birds. Why am I so sure? Well, angry birds have reached position # 1 paid apps in dozens of countries. 61 to be exact. This figure will hardly go unnoticed. Their most recent measure of triumph of the Macworld Awards, where they won first place for the best iPhone App Entertainment & Lifestyle. Angry Bird was created by Rovio, a Finnish startup.
In total, the birds were angry over 10 million downloads of their game6 million downloads for free Lite version and 4 million downloads for App paid about 99 cents a piece. This may be about 2.8 million euros after the revenue share Apple has been removed. Not at all bad for a sum a little game played with your phone....
Yes, yes it would. At the beginning of this month I asked:
Perhaps someone could explain why almost one quarter of products at the App Store sell less than 1,000 units, and why more than half sell under 10,000?
That's crucial to understanding what's really going on in there, and whether it's actually just an illusion maintained by the world's biggest marketing company, its puppets and app store poster boys. Take Rovio, an outfit whose products are neither unique nor in any way groundbreaking, yet because of the way the app store funnels traffic into featured and chart items, and because - like we didn't already know - most people want games, they continue to hoover up a disproportionate amount of downloads.
And money. While a minority are positively swimming in loot, frankly I don't see how the majority can be making a living selling a few hundred apps at 59p a go - after Apple lops off its cut that sort of income wouldn't cover the electricity bill. So next time, instead of tooting Rovio's horn yet again, how about some proper investigation? Bargain Prices. Smart Deals. Deals on Roxio Cheap!.
