Grandma used to say "Be careful what you wish for…" (Okay she didn’t but if she HAD used any pithy maxims this might well have been one of them.)

Well, AT&T got its wish in the form of the game changing, network saving device known as the iPhone but, as with all things, there is a downside, as well. 

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting piece over the weekend that detailed the benefits… and challenges… to AT&T of having the iPhone on its system. As they put it…

the iPhone is expensive for AT&T, and not just because of the heavy subsidies on the initial purchase price. Users of iPhone download games, video and other Web data at two to four times the rate of other smartphone users, according to comScore. Yet AT&T charges iPhone subscribers the same fee of $30 a month for data that it levies on other smartphone customers. And aside from restricting certain activities, like file sharing, AT&T doesn’t limit how much data can be downloaded.

The article goes on to point out that, according to one study, during one mid-day hour 69% of AT&Ts bandwidth was being used by web browsing. It is a safe bet that a good deal of that was via iPhones.

A quick look at the number of Twitter clients available on the iPhone might lead one to conclude that it is the dominant form of communication these days.

Then again, considering that an astounding 60% of new Twitterers stopped tweeting within a month, if it is THE form of communication… we’re in trouble.

Never-the-less, there are Twitter clients everywhere you look. Last week Twittelator Pro got updated AGAIN and Twitterific was updated to version 2.0.

And while these are among the biggees, they are, by no means, the only ones making app news this weekend.

On Sale right now… Top Gun is worth grabbing and then… read our review.

App description…

Defend the skies in the most authentic first person jet shooter game on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Attempt to become one of the few to survive the "Highway to the Danger Zone". Shoot down enemy jets, dodge incoming air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles. Navigate dangerous environments and obliterate the enemy’s air power. You are a new recruit under the guidance and training of Maverick and Iceman, now teachers at the Top Gun Academy. A new, hostile Communist threat has begun encroaching upon our Naval space, and it is up to you to fend off these unfriendly bogies in your supersonic fighter jet . Strap Yourself In – And  through the skies in either an F-11 Raptor or a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. Torch Your Enemy With Heavy Firepower – Fire targetlocking missiles or strafe enemy positions and aircraft with Vulcan cannons. Avoid The Danger Zone – Incoming air-to-air and sutface-to-air missiles as well as aerial and ground-based obstacles create multiple "Danger Zones· that must be avoided. Progress Through 10 In-Depth Mission, – In a vafiety of environments, including oceans, de,eftS. canyons and city centers. Earn Medal, and Achievements – While progressing through each mission. Blast To The Beat – Fly and battle to "Danger Zone" and other hard-hitting track. Customizable Handle, – Create any moniker: Maverick, Iceman, Goose. Merlin. etc. Classified files Inside – featuring unlockable content and Easter eggs. 

OUR Take…

Welcome to the first edition of Saturday "Really!?! You’re Joking, Right?" Apps. This post is dedicated to a few apps that appeared this week that prompted head-scratching, bewilderment and the question… "Are you joking?"

My hope? That we get to the point sooner, rather than later, that so few people buy apps like this that people STOP MAKING THEM.

In the meantime… let the head-scratching being…