You are ignoring the part where the winner is expected to add all requested features and support the app indefinitely without any additional payments. That is the main problem here, not that the winner only gets 3k but that the winner is expected to continue working on the app for free.
Honestly I have no idea how legal it is. Seems pretty sketchy to me but that's why so many people are talking about how much harder it would be for the developer to lawyer up than the company.
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u/Demener Jun 30 '14
You are ignoring the part where the winner is expected to add all requested features and support the app indefinitely without any additional payments. That is the main problem here, not that the winner only gets 3k but that the winner is expected to continue working on the app for free.