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Couldn't you have a non-fascist solution to this? Do something like Reddit, Digg, or Hacker News... let people guinea-pig apps and upvote/downvote them and sor
by api 17y ago
Couldn't you have a non-fascist solution to this?
Do something like Reddit, Digg, or Hacker News... let people guinea-pig apps and upvote/downvote them and sort in each category.
- tvon 17y agoBecause those sites aren't full of bullshit...? (HN is, IMO, above the rest but it's certainly not immune to mob rule) Besides, with the money involved in high rankings you'd have to constantly police the system against gaming, which would be, I'm guessing, more work than policing the submissions directly a they do now.
- andrewfong 17y agoIt'd be an issue, but it would be relatively easier for Apple to protect against gaming than for Digg or Reddit. Unlike Digg, Apple can get access to unique hardware identifiers. They also have some experience with DRM. Is it possible to get around that? Sure, but it's much harder than simply gaming IP addresses and cookies.