Comments on: If 30,000 Users Say This App Sucks, Why Is It #1? http://KRAPPS.com/2009/07/16/mirror-free-iphone-app/ a different and funny iPhone app review site Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:44:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: KRAPPS http://KRAPPS.com/2009/07/16/mirror-free-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-15967 KRAPPS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:25 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=3820#comment-15967 Very true regarding the "Rate Upon Delete" feature. We've always questioned<br>the validity of such a rating since chances are if a user is deleting the<br>app they are unsatisfied and thus a greater propensity to rate the app one<br>star. Certainly seems to be skewing the results. Very true regarding the “Rate Upon Delete” feature. We've always questioned
the validity of such a rating since chances are if a user is deleting the
app they are unsatisfied and thus a greater propensity to rate the app one
star. Certainly seems to be skewing the results.

]]> By: Tom Markel http://KRAPPS.com/2009/07/16/mirror-free-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-15966 Tom Markel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:12 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=3820#comment-15966 The rankings are based on downloads not the ratings. The Apple rating system has serious flaws including asking for a rating only when the user deletes the app -- very biased approach... The rankings are based on downloads not the ratings. The Apple rating system has serious flaws including asking for a rating only when the user deletes the app — very biased approach…

]]> By: KRAPPS http://KRAPPS.com/2009/07/16/mirror-free-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13533 KRAPPS Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:25 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=3820#comment-13533 Very true regarding the "Rate Upon Delete" feature. We've always questioned<br>the validity of such a rating since chances are if a user is deleting the<br>app they are unsatisfied and thus a greater propensity to rate the app one<br>star. Certainly seems to be skewing the results. Very true regarding the “Rate Upon Delete” feature. We've always questioned
the validity of such a rating since chances are if a user is deleting the
app they are unsatisfied and thus a greater propensity to rate the app one
star. Certainly seems to be skewing the results.

]]> By: Tom Markel http://KRAPPS.com/2009/07/16/mirror-free-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13532 Tom Markel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:27:12 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=3820#comment-13532 The rankings are based on downloads not the ratings. The Apple rating system has serious flaws including asking for a rating only when the user deletes the app -- very biased approach... The rankings are based on downloads not the ratings. The Apple rating system has serious flaws including asking for a rating only when the user deletes the app — very biased approach…

]]> By: KRAPPS http://KRAPPS.com/2009/07/16/mirror-free-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-12201 KRAPPS Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:50:53 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=3820#comment-12201 yup ... exactly the point ... if some crap is downloaded 1million <br>times, it does not equate to "good shit". ironic ... as if Apple has <br>been Punk'd again, Mirror Free is a joke app, yet Apple deems it "good <br>shit" and #1 ... jokes on Apple. yup … exactly the point … if some crap is downloaded 1million
times, it does not equate to “good shit”. ironic … as if Apple has
been Punk'd again, Mirror Free is a joke app, yet Apple deems it “good
shit” and #1 … jokes on Apple.

]]> By: KRAPPS http://KRAPPS.com/2009/07/16/mirror-free-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-12198 KRAPPS Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:40:39 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=3820#comment-12198 Hey, thanks for the visit and your sense of humor! Indeed Mirror Free is meant to be a joke ... yet rated #1 by Apple ... which should be the point of the matter.<br><br>Yeah ... seems very strange that an app's ranking is simply based on the number of downloads and/or reviews. Everyone would agree ... this is NOT the correct method and is the wrong incentive.<br><br>But hey, good for you guys ... if Apple ranked our app #1, WTF ... we'd take it.<br><br>LOL ... love the new description ... classic!! Hey, thanks for the visit and your sense of humor! Indeed Mirror Free is meant to be a joke … yet rated #1 by Apple … which should be the point of the matter.

Yeah … seems very strange that an app's ranking is simply based on the number of downloads and/or reviews. Everyone would agree … this is NOT the correct method and is the wrong incentive.

But hey, good for you guys … if Apple ranked our app #1, WTF … we'd take it.

LOL … love the new description … classic!!

]]> By: imissmyjuno http://KRAPPS.com/2009/07/16/mirror-free-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-12187 imissmyjuno Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:26:14 +0000 http://KRAPPS.com/?p=3820#comment-12187 I'm so glad you brought this up! I saw it up in the Top 25 the other day and thought, what the fuck is this goatshit, is Apple fucking kidding us here? Makes me disgusted. <br><br>there ought to be a class action lawsuit against Apple and a new alternative application store created for users demanding fairness in ratings, a more flexible and speedy approval system, as well as a flagging craigslist-style functionality to tag the applications that obviously sink below the threshold level of brainleak fucking dumb. I'm so glad you brought this up! I saw it up in the Top 25 the other day and thought, what the fuck is this goatshit, is Apple fucking kidding us here? Makes me disgusted.

there ought to be a class action lawsuit against Apple and a new alternative application store created for users demanding fairness in ratings, a more flexible and speedy approval system, as well as a flagging craigslist-style functionality to tag the applications that obviously sink below the threshold level of brainleak fucking dumb.

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