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Can now only review apps you purchased
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Many seemed to not even view it as a review system, but some casual forum to ask questions or shout their opinions as if they everything they said was important.
It was so open that half the stuff posted were not even close to reviews. And since every one had to give a rating this resulted in some pretty idiotic ratings. As some actually posted questions with urgent response requests, or others curious and interested in buying the app soon. And what do those people do that were actually interested in the app, they give it 1 star. How stupid is that, it's like they don't know it effects the overall score, or they thought they shouldn't give it higher until they actually try it, who knows. I guess Apple didn't expect such a bad user base.
Let's see. Apple's been tracking upgrades as purchases, too. So, some 300M records later...
Hi, Mr. Zorg!
Hmm. I'm not a SQL guy, so I might be misunderstanding your code, but I believe that you just blew away every single review of every free app that was ever posted! If you were working for Apple, you were just fired, and they've got a hellacious mess to clean up after.
There are indeed some very good reasons why systems like this require a lot of thought and time to develop!
Cheers!
Mark
Hmm. I'm not a SQL guy, so I might be misunderstanding your code, but I believe that you just blew away every single review of every free app that was ever posted!
If you were working for Apple, you were just fired, and they've got a hellacious mess to clean up after.There are indeed some very good reasons why systems like this require a lot of thought and time to develop!
Cheers!
Mark
Good points. But pointing to free apps gives you an option before you plunk down money.
But still, I think the reviews are now going to swing the other way, with overly favorable ratings and reviews. There are garbage 1 star reviews but there are also garbage 5 star reviews.
Fantastic news! It was only a matter of time. I haven't read all of the posts here, but I assume at least a few say something like "This is what Apple has been working on? Where's the new MBs and MBPs and Copy/Paste?!" So we can all laugh silently to ourselves.
True that. But it was a joke after all. I didn't spend any time making sure it was 100% right.Hi, Mr. Zorg!
Hmm. I'm not a SQL guy, so I might be misunderstanding your code, but I believe that you just blew away every single review of every free app that was ever posted!
There are indeed some very good reasons why systems like this require a lot of thought and time to develop!
Cheers!
Mark
I feel like maybe I'm in rant mode today or something, but just to put this poster and any total apple fanboys in check, this is ridiculous.
This was a HUGE oversight on Apple's part, and should have never happened to start with. It's almost funny really - to see so many "I don't see why this App exists, I wouldn't buy it - 1 Star" reviews on such a large companies website is honestly ridiculous. This should have been fixed long ago, and there has already been significant damage done IMO.
At least Apple fixed the problem though, but they are certainly not to be commended!
They REALLY need to do this for all of the music on the iTunes Music Store too. There are far too many people out there that listen to the 30 second samples and write reviews.
It should be possible to remove old reviews. Each review is tied to a user in that database and those users are also linked to the purchases on their account. It is just a simple matter of writing a program that processes each entry and executes the database queries.
But I can respect an interest on their part to reflect carefully on these things.
But I can respect an interest on their part to reflect carefully on these things.
OK, I'll bite. Name one other on-line retail service that requires a purchase to be made before someone can submit a review of a product.
Haha, ya like when they gave $100 credit to all those agree early iPhone buyers (me included, just not angry
Anyway, this is great!
it's about time should have been that way from the begining
Whilst it's probably the lesser of two evils to get rid of nonsense reviews, it concerns me that it's yet another example of Apple deciding who can and can't do or say things related to the iPhone and iPod Touch, neither of which I own yet, so I guess I'm not allowed an opinion right?!
Missing the point...
I think you're missing the point of this. This is only meant to restrict people who have NEVER used the application from writing a review about their experience. So, no, you aren't allowed to voice your opinion about something you never tried when people are reading these reviews to figure out if the application is actually good or worth it.
Whilst it's probably the lesser of two evils to get rid of nonsense reviews, it concerns me that it's yet another example of Apple deciding who can and can't do or say things related to the iPhone and iPod Touch, neither of which I own yet, so I guess I'm not allowed an opinion right?!
I think you're missing the point of this. This is only meant to restrict people who have NEVER used the application from writing a review about their experience. So, no, you aren't allowed to voice your opinion about something you never tried when people are reading these reviews to figure out if the application is actually good or worth it.
good move
As well as the cynical or freetards, also prevents disreputable developers from slagging off their direct competition,- unless they want to buy.
I wish some intelligent moderation (ideas?) could be done with movies and song reviews as well (harder as reviewers could have experienced the product in another medium -cinema/radio - whilst most apps are only available through the appstore)
The last one I saw was whinging about only a music video being available; before the song officially was released. Videos are almost always released first for TV airplay to generate interest before charting, so the guy was actually complaining that he could get a product early (albeit in one medium), which in the old days (high street shops only) would not have been available at all until much later!
As well as the cynical or freetards, also prevents disreputable developers from slagging off their direct competition,- unless they want to buy.
I wish some intelligent moderation (ideas?) could be done with movies and song reviews as well (harder as reviewers could have experienced the product in another medium -cinema/radio - whilst most apps are only available through the appstore)
The last one I saw was whinging about only a music video being available; before the song officially was released. Videos are almost always released first for TV airplay to generate interest before charting, so the guy was actually complaining that he could get a product early (albeit in one medium), which in the old days (high street shops only) would not have been available at all until much later!
