Tap-Fu Developer on App Store Piracy
Neptune Interactive, the developer of Tap-Fu, has posted its own extensive analysis of the phenomenon known as “App Store piracy,” a subject that has been touched by many lately. Talking from a developer’s perspective, Neptune tries to paint a picture of just how incapable developers are of turning things to their favor, once their app has been pirated.
Noting the immense joy a developer feels once Apple approves their app... “A day later, you are devastated when you realize that you are getting totally screwed over,” Neptune Interactive says. “Despite what you’ve heard from others, your game isn’t being bought but it is being played.”
The company has done some investigating and has realized that most people playing its game are pirates. While Neptune doesn’t have hard feelings towards iPhone hackers – “[...] There’s some pretty cool things coming out from those developers and some of it looks like some pretty cool nerd fun” –, the company does feel the situation is slowly getting out of hand.
