The thousand-dollar ruby

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The early App Store produces a perfect absurdity: a thousand-dollar application whose entire function is to display a red ruby proving that its owner can spend a thousand dollars on nothing. Dr. Dave reports that several copies sold, some buyers said the purchase was accidental and Apple removed it after both developer and store had already received revenue.

0:54 · Humor

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Proposed recording date: 2008-08-09. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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