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The Sparrow Problem

by David Barnard appcubby.com published 2012-07-237 min read

We’ve all read stories about and been enthralled by the idea of App Store millionaires. As the story goes… individual app developers are making money hand over fist in the App Store! And if you can just come up with a great app idea, you’ll be a millionaire in no time!

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