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IPhone Sales Figures - 78x One-Day Jump

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Post by akardell » Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 9:24 PM UTC

IPhone Sales Figures - 78x One-Day Jump
mobileorchard.com

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Post by mcav » Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 10:31 PM UTC

Does Apple actually contact every developer that they feature on the front page in the same manner, or was it just because of that "Free MP3" promotion part?

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Post by petercooper » Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 10:49 PM UTC

I understand the title change for HN, but it's definitely a takeaway point from this article that if you're an iPhone developer, it's well worth picking up the phone for any unknown 408 number ;-)

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Post by hooeezit » Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 10:49 PM UTC

Cool to know there are so many iPhone developers doing well in the Twin Cities. Found out about @akardell through @dcgrigsby's tweets. Any other iPhone hackers around the Cities?

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Post by noelchurchill » Thu, Sep 17, 2009, 10:58 PM UTC

I wish there were sales figures on the graph to give an idea of scale.

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Post by akardell » Fri, Sep 18, 2009, 1:51 AM UTC

mcav wrote: post #2

Does Apple actually contact every developer that they feature on the front page in the same manner, or was it just because of that "Free MP3" promotion part?

I know the developer of Alien Splat, which is also in the same New & Noteworthy section this week. He didn't receive a call, and wasn't otherwise notified by Apple that the app was featured. He was surprised when I brought it to his attention.

So - the call was just to get the change in description, not to notify of the placement. Which makes me all the more grateful Apple was persistent, and that they didn't just write it off even though they wanted the change.

I've also heard other accounts of Apple calling to request "special builds" for TV spots, etc. but don't have any first-hand direct knowledge of that.

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Post by spaghetti » Fri, Sep 18, 2009, 2:02 AM UTC

mcav wrote: post #2

Does Apple actually contact every developer that they feature on the front page in the same manner, or was it just because of that "Free MP3" promotion part?

They almost certainly contact the developers of featured apps that are accompanied by custom artwork (artwork that's not the thumbnail, images, etc).

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Post by akardell » Fri, Sep 18, 2009, 2:05 AM UTC

petercooper wrote: post #3

I understand the title change for HN, but it's definitely a takeaway point from this article that if you're an iPhone developer, it's well worth picking up the phone for any unknown 408 number ;-)

Also, if you're trying to start a startup (and aren't living in Silicon Valley) - you should probably answer 408 numbers even if you're not an iPhone developer. Lesson learned.

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Post by ROFISH » Fri, Sep 18, 2009, 2:06 AM UTC

mcav wrote: post #2

Does Apple actually contact every developer that they feature on the front page in the same manner, or was it just because of that "Free MP3" promotion part?

They do _call_ over any issues with the App Store. For example, I got a friendly call having in my description: "free version will be up as soon as it's approved."

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Post by akardell » Fri, Sep 18, 2009, 2:07 AM UTC

hooeezit wrote: post #4

Cool to know there are so many iPhone developers doing well in the Twin Cities. Found out about @akardell through @dcgrigsby's tweets. Any other iPhone hackers around the Cities?

These are worth checking out...

http://groups.google.com/group/iphonedevmn

http://iphone.mn/