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The subscore at the bottom of the article for "ecosystem" was given a rating of 6 (out of 10). To me, a "6" would mean "above-average". Yet, the review actual
by jasode 11y ago
The subscore at the bottom of the article for "ecosystem" was given a rating of 6 (out of 10). To me, a "6" would mean "above-average".
Yet, the review actually says:
"What’s not encouraging is the state of apps for the Lumia 950 XL. I wanted to switch back to using this as my daily device over the past two weeks, but I simply couldn’t hack it. It stayed in my pocket while I used my iPhone 6S Plus, simply because so many apps are still missing or inadequate on Windows Phone. I’ve been to a lot of events recently and need Periscope to stream from the Verge account, or to use Snapchat. I simply can’t do this with the Lumia 950 XL, and I can’t even access our Trello work app. If I can’t get my work done on the move, it’s really difficult to switch back to a Windows phone.
Microsoft’s original plan was to support Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile, but that seems very unlikely now. Most of the third-party apps are just poor ports from iOS and Android, and lack key new features. The Twitter and Instagram apps are still depressing examples of the state of Windows, and I don’t feel like much has changed over the past year. Microsoft’s mobile store needs some serious love, but it’s running out of time."
Seems like the "ecosystem" score should actually have been a "2" or "3".
Followup clarification to the replies: For those who think a score of 2 or 3 is wrong, The Verge's own explanation for the scoring [1] says...
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2: Slightly better than garbage, but still incredibly bad.
3: Not a complete disaster, but not something we’d recommend.
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6: Good. There are issues, but also redeeming qualities.
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Granted, those score explanations are for the "final score" instead of subscores but it seems reasonable to assume the subscores follow a similar internal rationale. In the two paragraphs about the app ecosystem, the writer didn't mention any "redeeming qualities". Therefore a score of 6 is inconsistent.
[1]http://www.theverge.com/how-we-rate http://www.theverge.com/how-we-rate
- rangibaby 11y agoIt's probably like video game reviews where 9-10 means OK, and 6 means bad.
- m1sta_ 11y agoI'd argue that that "five line" should be at "acceptable". If the other app stores are all excellent and one is merely "good" it shouldn't necessarily get a sub-five rating.
- chongli 11y agoThe subscore at the bottom of the article for "ecosystem" was given a rating of 6 (out of 10). To me, a "6" would mean "above-average". 6 out of 10 is not above average. If you got 6 answers right out of 10 on a test, you'd call that "barely more than half right". This is how American review scores work: they're based on school grades where anything below 8 is pretty much unacceptable.
- alextgordon 11y agoThat is not a very good way of scoring, because nobody cares about the difference between about "bad" and "awful" yet those classifications have the most bits of information. Perhaps start at 5 and go to 15.
- pc86 11y ago6 is literally 60% - a D-, or on a test containing 100 questions at 1 point each, the minimum score required not to outright fail. At most US universities you won't get a degree with a 6/10 average.
- sp332 11y agoIt's hard to do a meaningful average when there are so few competitors. Being a 6 might be "not terrible", but it's going up against the iTunes and Android ecosystems which are incredibly large.
- ebbv 11y agoDon't look for a rational system for any kind of review ratings anywhere. They can't be rational and objective, they're totally subjective. And on top of that, they can't give a 2 or 3 to Microsoft's new flagship phone because they want to receive a review unit of the Surface Pro 4 next spring and they won't get one if they take that big of a dump on the Lumia 950 XL.
- on_and_off 11y agoWith so few entries, let's have a look at the verge Android & iOS ecosystems scores in the 6P / 6S reviews : they both get 9. either its 3 vs 9 or 6 vs 9, in both cases it is still an enormous gap.
- mattkevan 11y agoIt's startling how quickly the turnaround for Microsoft has happened, and how badly they missed the transition to mobile. For years the main strike against alternative platforms to Windows was the lack of software. Even ten years ago it was almost impossible to buy Mac software in the shops, back when software came in boxes. And now Windows (albeit on mobile) is struggling to get traction due to lack of software.