Indeed, the experiment is very skewed because he only managed to make 10 grand because he was homeless and the whole story got publicized.
His app is fairly common, and without the "media story" around it he would probably have made a bit more than $20 over the same span of time. Just like most app developers.
His app is fairly common, and without the "media story" around it he would probably have made a bit more than $20 over the same span of time. Just like most app developers.