The iPhone has quickly become a status symbol in today’s society and even though the price has dropped considerably in the past year, they're hardly a product for the average consumer.Perhaps to poke a little fun at the spending habits of iPhone owners, the Los Angeles Times reports that Armin Heinrich, a German software developer, developed an application called “I Am Rich.”
The application costs $1,000 for iPhone owners to download to their devices. Unlike other handy apps such the scientific calculator, the level, or any number of flashlights which can be purchased for about $.99, the “I Am Rich” application has no function.
It merely displays a picture of a ruby on the screen, and, if you show your friends, proves that in fact you are rich. The New York Times reports that eight people have purchased the app, but that several have demanded a refund.
Heinrich, the software developer, has no problem with that.
“It’s OK to return the money. I did not want to harm anybody with my app,” he tells the New York Times.
He simply thought it would be funny to create one that was so expensive because some people complain when they have to pay for any kind of app. The shoppers who asked Apple for their money back probably didn’t see things in the same light as Armin Heinrich.
“I regard it as art. I did not expect many people to buy it and did not expect all the fuss about it,” he says.
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