$999.99 - that’s the price of an iPhone screensaver that displays an image of a gem with the message, “I am rich.” Yep: A cool grand for what CNET is calling a “useless” application. Crazy, right? As many as eight people didn’t think so, downloading the “I am rich” program in its first 24 hours online (and prompting the LA Times to declare, “a new status symbol has emerged”). Since then, Apple has removed the program from the App Store without explanation.

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