That's an interesting idea. I wonder what Apple would think. On one hand, they still get their cut. On the other hand, they like having full control over the experience. On the gripping hand, how could they even stop it?
Because if there's one thing we've learned, it's that developers doing things they're not supposed to do on the App Store always do a great job of keeping their "black hat" account separate and distinct from their "real" account.
Since apps are ranked in the App Store by revenue and number of apps sold, buying copies yourself could also be seen as ranking fraud, so I'd assume Apple wouldn't like it.
