Apple App Store's Dirty Little Secret
22.02.10
If you're an iPhone owner, you've probably got a virtual wardrobe full of deleted iPhone apps. Most cost you a dollar or more, others were downloaded for free, but nearly all of them let you down in some way.
But it's not your fault. Customers must sift through more than 150,000 apps, and are often forced to rely on trial and error to find apps that suit their needs and tastes. The tools they do rely on, like Apple's Top 25 lists and customer reviews, contain their share of flaws. That's the dirty little secret of Apple's App Store.
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The awful truth is that app developers game customer reviews and even Top 25 lists to promote their apps and slam competitors, according to news reports, analysts and even developers themselves. Some developers claimed they've tapped their relationship with Apple to curry favor and land their app on Apple's Featured list.
Source: IDG