Mr. Cuban,

I realize that today is probably not the best day of your life, but I need to thank you.

I have an iPhone game called “Inside Trader” and the publicity that the news about you has generated has been a huge boon for sales.

As a fellow tech entrepreneur I hope you aren’t offended by the opportunistic nature of my success. It’s certainly nothing personal, and I hope you make it through this crappy time as well as possible.

Thanks again for the free publicity, and I hope you’ll checkout the app sometime.

http://www.insidetraderapp.com or search “Inside Trader” on the app store.

– Jeff McFadden

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