I Am Rich App Makes Developer Rich

In an update to our story, The $1000 iPhone Application, which was subsequently pulled by Apple, we've learned that the enterprising app was able to sell 8 copies before being delisted. Selling 6 in the United States, 1 in France, and 1 in Germany, I Am Rich produced a total of $5600 in revenue for the ambitious dev and $2400 for Apple. According to the LA Times, the developer of I Am Rich, Armin Heinrich of Germany, said:

I have no idea why they did it and am not aware of any violation of the rules to sell software on the App Store. I am sure a lot more people would like to buy it -- but currently can't do so.

Interestingly enough, it appears at least 1 of those 8 purchases may have been made accidentally. A review was listed in the App Store for I Am Rich before it was pulled; basically, a plea to Apple to help reverse the charges for what was apparently a mistaken purchase (shown below).

The screenshot reads:

This is not a joke. I need someone from Apple to help me with this scam. I saw this app with a few friends and we jokingly clicked "buy" thinking it was a joke, to see what would happen.

I Am Rich joins a growing list of applications that have been pulled, including Aurora Feint (since relisted), Light, Netshare, Box Office and PhoneSaber.

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