iPhone 2.2 forces app rating response to delete apps
Written By: Sol Young on November 21, 2008
2 Comments
This is a very poorly thought out plan. When you delete an app you’re asked to rate the app, where a dialog is popped that gives the option of selecting between 0 and 5 stars.
At first thought, there will be lots more app ratings and this will help Apple kull (my favorite word this week) poor applications. On second thought, why would you give a good rating to an app you wish to remove? And how about an app you never remove? There will be many bad ratings applied to apps, without getting an equal response from those who like the app and keep it… The users who love the app will never be prompted for their rating.
I completely agree, stupid on Apple's part. Makes you wonder… they make this amazing device and then make stupid decisions like this. I don't care if the ratings are weighted differently from the reviews, it's still biased any way you look at it.
Also, why on earth would Apple want more negative ratings in their store, this will lead to lower sales, and hence, less money for Apple, and an overall poor image of the App Store with less downloads and lower ratings. Bah!
I completely agree, stupid on Apple's part. Makes you wonder… they make this amazing device and then make stupid decisions like this. I don't care if the ratings are weighted differently from the reviews, it's still biased any way you look at it.
Also, why on earth would Apple want more negative ratings in their store, this will lead to lower sales, and hence, less money for Apple, and an overall poor image of the App Store with less downloads and lower ratings. Bah!