The near death experience that created a tech millionaire(bbc.com)
bbc.com
The near death experience that created a tech millionaire
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34349767
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He invented emoji, and the stock photo[1] of emoticons they included in the article proves it! /s Apparently this is one of his apps[2] (via his Wikipedia page's link to an app store charting site.) And the fingerprint app pivoted to a password safe[3].
[1] http://www.thinkstockphotos.ca/image/stock-illustration-coll... [2] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emoji-2-emoticons-art-app-fr... [3] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fingerprint-security-pro/id3...
[1] http://www.thinkstockphotos.ca/image/stock-illustration-coll... [2] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emoji-2-emoticons-art-app-fr... [3] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fingerprint-security-pro/id3...
Seriously, there is this thing called Google and Wikipedia, you might want to try it some time. This guy made a glossy version of something that had already been there for almost a decade.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji
Seriously, there is this thing called Google...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2Fs
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2Fs
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>>> Two months later, Fingerprint Security Pro was in the app store.
>>> In the end, the app didn't actually offer any security - it was a gimmick that pretended to read someone's fingerprint and deny them access to the phone, with a hidden unlock button in its top corner. But it didn't matter. Users loved it. In its first month, it made $12,000. Mr Mureta was on his way.
Interesting ..
Interesting ..
I'd say the BBC need better fact checkers, but they're no longer in the business of facts, just paid PR like this, and state mouthpiecing.
Edit: the "fingerprint scanner" they tout is not what it appears to be either. This guy doesn't make money from apps directly, rather from book and course sales - I.e. Selling false hope. http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?162014-Chad-Mureta-App-Em...
Kinda thing that gives those of us who do have useful products a bad name.