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Re:Diamond Prices Are in Free Fall in One Key Corner of the ... by xnx on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @04:38PM (#37397396)
Welcome to the world of Veblen goods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good
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Re:Diamond Prices Are in Free Fall in One Key Corner of the ... by pjot on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @04:47PM (#37397521)
When the Apple App Store first came out there was an app called “I am rich” that cost $1000.

It’s only functionality was a button that when pressed displayed the text, “I am rich!”

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Re:Diamond Prices Are in Free Fall in One Key Corner of the ... by JKCalhoun on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @05:08PM (#37397782)
So funny.As I understand it, $1000 was the highest price tier Apple provided for the App Store.

There must be a lesson (or perhaps even a metaphor?) in that half a dozen or so copies sold. At least one or two of the "marks" claimed they bought it on accident. Maybe. Or maybe some people have a lot more disposable income than I do.

It still feels to me like developer performance art.

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Re:Diamond Prices Are in Free Fall in One Key Corner of the ... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @07:41PM (#37399360)
> At least one or two of the "marks" claimed they bought it on accident. Maybe.

Not really a problem if you're the developer; just offer an absolute refund guarantee.

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Re:Diamond Prices Are in Free Fall in One Key Corner of the ... by m-ee on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @04:51PM (#37397575)
It was better than that, it displayed a few sentences that included a misspelling
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Re:Diamond Prices Are in Free Fall in One Key Corner of the ... by NiloCK on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @08:16PM (#37399665)
From memory: "i deserv it"
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