Comments on: App Store: Needed badly – some quality checks http://www.imacusers.com/app-store-needed-badly-some-quality-checks/ Indian Mac Users Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:05:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: deepakg http://www.imacusers.com/app-store-needed-badly-some-quality-checks/comment-page-1/#comment-69 deepakg Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:53:59 +0000 http://www.imacusers.com/?p=31#comment-69 I agree with you Shawn - as a developer I wouldn't want it any other way. But as a consumer I do hope that some QA/filtering is applied. Look at any other online market place that broadly follows the same principle (<a href="http://windowsmarketplace.com">windowsmarketplace.com</a> for instance) and you'll see that the market often doesn't do enough to filter out the noise. Worse - people try to game it (like Jibro tried this weekend). This is not an easy problem to crack. We'll need to strike a balance between interests of developers and consumers. I agree with you Shawn – as a developer I wouldn't want it any other way. But as a consumer I do hope that some QA/filtering is applied. Look at any other online market place that broadly follows the same principle (windowsmarketplace.com for instance) and you'll see that the market often doesn't do enough to filter out the noise. Worse – people try to game it (like Jibro tried this weekend). This is not an easy problem to crack. We'll need to strike a balance between interests of developers and consumers.

]]> By: Shawn http://www.imacusers.com/app-store-needed-badly-some-quality-checks/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Shawn Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:14:54 +0000 http://www.imacusers.com/?p=31#comment-68 I agree that there are many duplicate applications. However, it would be unfair to so many developers who worked on the apps to not allow the apps in the store. Think about working for months on an app (OK, as a developer I know the flashlight app probably took a few minutes) and then attempting to publish your app only to find out someone else posted an app that is mostly the same a few hours before.<br><br>You have to allow all apps, and let the market and reviews decide which ones will be filtered down. Many developers worked hard over the last several months and are still trying to get their contracts setup in itunes connect (the web portal used to upload apps) so they can join in on the fun. I agree that there are many duplicate applications. However, it would be unfair to so many developers who worked on the apps to not allow the apps in the store. Think about working for months on an app (OK, as a developer I know the flashlight app probably took a few minutes) and then attempting to publish your app only to find out someone else posted an app that is mostly the same a few hours before.

You have to allow all apps, and let the market and reviews decide which ones will be filtered down. Many developers worked hard over the last several months and are still trying to get their contracts setup in itunes connect (the web portal used to upload apps) so they can join in on the fun.

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