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Pirated iOS App Store Site Shuts Down

Posted by timothy on 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 As of today, the pirated app store no longer works, and only shows these errors: 'Outdated version.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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  1. Re:Piracy = Theft Analogy by BasilBrush · · Score: 1, Troll

    That's right. It's more like rape. After all, the rapist merely gets his fun by ignoring the woman's right to say no. But he doesn't actually take anything physical.