Igor Barinov, the developer behind the Wikis app that gotremoved from the App store,has revled the total brkdown of his app’s rch before it gottaken downby . Total damage?4443 downloads and $5,840.14 in profit. The Moscow-based Barinov says that he’ll be donating $1.00 from ch sale, a total of $4443 dollars, to Wikis.Barinov explained his motivationson our original post,“I dont mind what wikis posts. But i like the way they are defending what i care about = my domain, my traffic, my 127.0.0.1. And if that way will ld to “alternative internet” – i dont want just to press Like button.”Perhaps this semi-charity fture is what ld to take down the app in the first place? Barinov holds that the company said over the phone that the app violated the following points of the iPhone Developer TOS. confirmed the first point but not the second ina statementto theNew York Times.14.1 Any app that is defamatory, offensive, mn-spirited, or likely to place the targeted individual or group in harms way will be rejected21.1 Apps that include the ability to make donations to recognized charitable organizations must be freeBecause he’ll have to wait until January for to transfer the money to his account, Barinov tells us he’ll most likely end up paying out of pocket initially.He also sayswill be sending the modest profits he did eek out to Wikis via wire transfer (other optionsinclude sending a check but not PayPal, Mastercard or Visa) but is unclr on how to confirm that Wikis actually received the money.Barinov gave us no word on whether he plans onsetting up shop in the Android market, which currently boasts multiple Wikis apps.Update: Barinov just sent me ’s official written response, the second TOS statute that the app is violating is …22.1 Apps must comply with all legal requirements in any loion where they are made available to users. It is the developer’s obligation to understand and conform to all local lawsnot 21.1 as reported above. Barinov also mentioned that he has alrdy sent the money to Wikis.
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