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While I have not been fooled by those apps I have stumbled upon them when searching for the genuine thing. The problem is real. There seems discrepancy the way

While I have not been fooled by those apps I have stumbled upon them when searching for the genuine thing. The problem is real. There seems discrepancy the way Apple treated the Dash developer and the way it generally polices the marketplace. I don't want to go back to that discussion as I believe Apple has to defend the integrity of the marketplace. But very uneven enforcement leaves Apple not only open to accusations of unfairness but all sorts of legal trouble. The article focus on misleading advertisements for products (with a 30% cut for Apple). The fact that they set the rules and enforce them (sometimes) makes it difficult to claim this is none of their business. It seems that the neglect of the Mac App store has now reached a point where one could make a reasonable case for trade mark infringement. Maybe there would be one if Microsoft or Adobe were at war with Apple. Apple, this problem is solvable. Improve the App store deliverability. It is overdue. Clean out dead apps. Enforce proper keywords. It "only" takes leadership (a different one?) and enough resources to take a short look at what you sell. There is no shame in falling behind Microsoft if you wake up and begin to catch up.

addicted 10y ago
I don't understand why Apple cannot have a verified check against some App Store apps much like how Twitter has them for user profiles. I also think the App Store is suffering because Apple can't seem to decide whether the App Store should be a convenient technology that makes it easy for users to find, install and uninstall software (I.e. a macOS feature) or whether it should be a storefront. The naming and current policies, including the 30% cut strongly seem to suggest the latter, but I suspect Apple would be better served if they treated it as the former, and didn't look st it as a profit source.
- majewsky 10y ago
  > Apple [does not] have a verified check against some App Store apps much like how Twitter has them for user profiles They don't? Google Play certainly has verified developers, under the name "Top Developer". See for example here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.an... The documentation states that "top developers" are "selected by Google Play team": https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/1295940?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...

addicted 10y ago

I don't understand why Apple cannot have a verified check against some App Store apps much like how Twitter has them for user profiles. I also think the App Store is suffering because Apple can't seem to decide whether the App Store should be a convenient technology that makes it easy for users to find, install and uninstall software (I.e. a macOS feature) or whether it should be a storefront. The naming and current policies, including the 30% cut strongly seem to suggest the latter, but I suspect Apple would be better served if they treated it as the former, and didn't look st it as a profit source.

majewsky 10y ago
> Apple [does not] have a verified check against some App Store apps much like how Twitter has them for user profiles They don't? Google Play certainly has verified developers, under the name "Top Developer". See for example here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.an... The documentation states that "top developers" are "selected by Google Play team": https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/1295940?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...