Call order in the app store. Changing application rating mechanisms
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In addition to updating the iMac (well, an earlier update of the line of laptops), rumors of iCloud and test builds of Mac OS Lion, there is also new information about the App Store.
Apple put users and creators of applications before the fact of significant changes in the use of the App Store. Changes aimed at restoring order in the app store, primarily affected the appraisal evaluation mechanisms and the purchase of additional functionality in the latter.
I ask those interested under the cat.
Act one :
Users can no longer rate and write reviews to applications loaded by the promo code. In fact, with this, Apple knocks the foundation out from under the feet of developers - amateurs who wind up the rating of their application, in a not too honest way, through fake accounts.
In principle, only dishonest developers suffer from this maneuver, and users benefit.
Act Two :
Cancel the practice of downloading additional programs to get bonuses.
Some iOS developers have a nice feature, give bonuses in their programs (such as additional weapons in games) after he downloads some additional program (quite often, he doesn’t need it at all). Downloading such often useless programs raised them in the ranking.
In general, this is another step towards good quality control of applications. But there is one nuance, just this method was used by some normal developers, and for them this method of earning was a way that brought the main profit.
Well, in general, aside from not very honest developers, potentially, developers of normal applications, who either have to look for alternative sources of earnings on iOS, or go on Android, are potentially suffering. Ordinary users, as it were, mostly win, but it seems to me that options are possible here.
Act Three :
Parental control.
This feature will appeal to many. In the settings of this mechanism, it became possible to completely block payment transactions in applications and, in general, not to worry that the beloved child will spend all the money on some kind of “super necessary” feature in the application.
In general, parents note.
No kidding, the changes are significant and most likely, they will still see the result without allowing the ratings to be cluttered with any useless in the future. At the same time, the situation is changing somewhat for developers of good software. Potentially, some of them will find other methods of earnings and promotion, and some will go to competing platforms with less control.
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UPD: Proofs from iTunes Store Customer Support
Thanks for the link Luckymascot
In addition to updating the iMac (well, an earlier update of the line of laptops), rumors of iCloud and test builds of Mac OS Lion, there is also new information about the App Store.
Apple put users and creators of applications before the fact of significant changes in the use of the App Store. Changes aimed at restoring order in the app store, primarily affected the appraisal evaluation mechanisms and the purchase of additional functionality in the latter.
I ask those interested under the cat.
Act one :
Users can no longer rate and write reviews to applications loaded by the promo code. In fact, with this, Apple knocks the foundation out from under the feet of developers - amateurs who wind up the rating of their application, in a not too honest way, through fake accounts.
In principle, only dishonest developers suffer from this maneuver, and users benefit.
Act Two :
Cancel the practice of downloading additional programs to get bonuses.
Some iOS developers have a nice feature, give bonuses in their programs (such as additional weapons in games) after he downloads some additional program (quite often, he doesn’t need it at all). Downloading such often useless programs raised them in the ranking.
In general, this is another step towards good quality control of applications. But there is one nuance, just this method was used by some normal developers, and for them this method of earning was a way that brought the main profit.
Well, in general, aside from not very honest developers, potentially, developers of normal applications, who either have to look for alternative sources of earnings on iOS, or go on Android, are potentially suffering. Ordinary users, as it were, mostly win, but it seems to me that options are possible here.
Act Three :
Parental control.
This feature will appeal to many. In the settings of this mechanism, it became possible to completely block payment transactions in applications and, in general, not to worry that the beloved child will spend all the money on some kind of “super necessary” feature in the application.
In general, parents note.
No kidding, the changes are significant and most likely, they will still see the result without allowing the ratings to be cluttered with any useless in the future. At the same time, the situation is changing somewhat for developers of good software. Potentially, some of them will find other methods of earnings and promotion, and some will go to competing platforms with less control.
')
UPD: Proofs from iTunes Store Customer Support
Thanks for the link Luckymascot
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/118711/
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