How Zippo blatantly ripped off a small iPhone developer

[iLightr]

How Zippo blatantly ripped off a small iPhone developer

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I'd like to share a story about an iPhone developer and the huge corporation that blatantly ripped him off...

[z3r01]

that sucks

[skb875]

Sounds like they got their marketing ideas from Apple.

[nevarDeath]

That really sucks!

[mtwiford]

Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawsuit!!!

[Chefanim]

That really sucks. I do have iLightr, and Im quite happy with it. I wont be getting the Zippo app, especially after hearing this.

[Xagest]

Wouldn't be the first time I heard such a story. I remember a while back when a game company denied a game pitch that an employee made, fired him, and then proceeded to make the game. Big companies will step all over the small guys, this is to be expected. And no, I'm not just being cynical.

[deadfire55]

... and people ask why small business's are going out of business these days.

[cricketlang]

Thats RIDICULOUS!!!! definate lawsuit on that one. for real. dont even hesitate

[bmxtreme]

No offence, the lighter app is pointless and stupid, should have been free anyway, like the Flashlight App. I don't see what is wrong here, all i see here is "competition" in an unethical ways, it happens, but I think there's been some screw ups when no agreement was made before hand. Same with the iBeer crap, its nonsense and pointless, stuff that makes an iPhone a toy rather than a productivity tool.

Oh well, I still feel bad for the ones that can't take the little competition. Law suit? forget it, make your stuff better, tell them whose the boss.

[calingasan]

No offence, the lighter app is pointless and stupid, should have been free anyway, like the Flashlight App. I don't see what is wrong here, all i see here is "competition" in an unethical ways, it happens, but I think there's been some screw ups when no agreement was made before hand. Same with the iBeer crap, its nonsense and pointless, stuff that makes an iPhone a toy rather than a productivity tool.

Oh well, I still feel bad for the ones that can't take the little competition. Law suit? forget it, make your stuff better, tell them whose the boss.

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