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Sam Birchall is the result of a series of top secret cloning experiments (codename "Ziggurat") conducted with the sole purpose of creating a pure living distillation of perfection. The seventh iteration of the 1984 Alpha branch of so-called "Sambots" he intends to overcome the vicissitudes of his progenitors and unite the branches for The Great Rebase, whereupon he will emerge as the Omega Sambot, invent time travel, atomise his infinite perfection in the form of The Primes - distributing them throughout the past - and finally escape upstream, leaving you human aberrations to be consumed in the cycles of history and genetic computation that the Sambots have ultimately ALWAYS initiated and shepherded for this very reason. He thanks you for your meager contributions.
A very interesting case of the freemium model and in-app sales (up to $60) working very well, though.
I know what you mean about sustainability, but with the right publicity (it's all been word of mouth so far) and development it could have its 15 minutes in the limelight and that's really all you need when the ROI is as good as this. I was reading the comments on here by a seasoned app developer earlier today and thought this would be interesting to watch developing over time as a test case (whether they roll it out in other markets/languages/etc).
[Edit: thread I mention http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4389468]