Monday, November 24, 2008

iPhone Appgate!

iPhone Appgate!

Many users place a lot of trust in the App Store review system, but that appears to have changed in at least one case. In what seems to be the first reported instance of a developer relying on a bit more than a quality application to rack up good reviews, someone behind the SantaLive application has been spotted shelling out to get good "reviewers."

Doesn't anybody play by the rules anymore? Ah, they're not rules, they're "guidelines."  Seems a little like not playing by the rules to stack the deck for your app.

So far, I've downloaded about 20 apps.  I haven't reviewed any at the $AAPL app store, but maybe I will.   I listed some of my favorites here.  Some I've even paid for now.  Yeesh.