Mr. Nelson has decided to rent out his iPhone at $1 per minute of Flappy Bird action, and this particular service has been advertised on Craigslist already. Mr. Nelson shared, “I realised there existed a heavy demand for the game among gamers who did not download it before the app was taken down. Trained as an economist, I decided to supply that demand. On Craigslist there were many sellers attempting to sell their electronic devices at exorbitant prices. Instead of selling a device for $5,000+, I decided I would let people rent my device and play for $1 a minute. That way they could test out the game (and see how incredibly frustrating it is) instead of purchasing a very expensive, used device. In a way it’s a ‘try before you buy’ model.”
He intends to allow those interested to play the game on his handset under a controlled environment, which will include his home in Washington DC, at a local Starbucks, or in another place that has people around. Tell you what – why not have a go at the free HTML5 version instead?