Pirated iOS App Store Site Shuts Down

Posted by timothy on Tuesday January 1, 2013 @02:08AM from the another-reason-to-stick-with-free-software dept.

SternisheFan writes with this excerpt from CNET: "Installous, a major portal for pirated paid apps from Apple's App Store, won't be around anymore. Development team Hackulous today announced the closure of Installous on their official Web site. As of today, the pirated app store no longer works, and only shows these errors: 'Outdated version. Installous will now terminate' or 'API Error. API unavailable.' For many years, Installous offered complete access to thousands of paid iOS apps for free for anyone with a jailbroken iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Think of it as being able to walk into a fancy department store, steal anything you want, and never get caught."

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Thats a pity by ickleberry · 2013-01-01 02:26 · Score: 0, Flamebait

If I had known this existed I might just have been tempted to get an iPhone. I just don't do paid software.
Re:Piracy = Theft Analogy by poetmatt · 2013-01-01 03:10 · Score: 1, Flamebait

They should get paid?
Absolutely not. They can *ask* to be paid, but there is no right to get paid or "Should". There is no entitlement that the effort you spend = $$.
The distinction is that requiring that you get money for your effort is borderline extortion.