On Tue, Aug 09, 2011 at 06:50:52PM -0700, John Coryat wrote:
> >> Even if you can get traffic for being new, its only momentary.
>
> > But it's a start
>
> There was a huge negative side effect of that "just in" category.
> Developers would make an update every week for no other reason than to
> appear at the top of that list. As a result [....]
I can definitely see that. But what about the developers of legitimate
new apps? Are we just as guilty? Then again, guilt by association is
practiced by law enforcement (whether legally or illegally, I don't
know), so why not by google?
> I'm very glad to see that category gone. If it ever does come back, I
> hope it really is for new apps only. That would make a lot more sense
> to the users and keep developers away from playing that silly game.
I agree, but until then, it's still OFO, OTL, or AWOL (take your pick)
for legitimate new apps, which lose all of the potential buyers who
looked for new apps in Just In, and not in adverts posted on web pages.
But, I get the distinct impression that I'm all alone in caring about
this, so....
But first, two final questions:
1) Why are updates considered NEW apps, anyways? That makes exactly
zero sense to me. But then, I am still new here, so.....
2) And what is to stop the same developers from doing the same thing with
the Top New [Paid/Free] sections now? If their apps fit into the Top
categories (i.e., the only ones listed now anyways), what's to stop
them?
Later,
--jim
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