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It were if there wasn't any context. But as you just downloaded a camera app that you want to use to take pictures, that description is actually already beyond
by virtualritz 2y ago
It were if there wasn't any context.
But as you just downloaded a camera app that you want to use to take pictures, that description is actually already beyond what could reasonably be expected.
- abtinf 2y agoIt is trivial to come up with plausible justifications the user might reject if the reason were made explicit. E.g “The camera will be used to continuously take photographs and upload them to our AI platform for training, analysis, and aesthetic optimization.”
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- ahoka 2y agoYes, how would I know how else it might use the camera?
- rib3ye 2y agoDoes the reviewer have that context? In my job capacity, I give status updates about many unrelated projects. If I am not explaining full context in a seemingly simple update or question, I will get my hand slapped. And if I tell my boss to “read” it’s going to go worse. I would have removed the risk of removal by simply prefacing the app is a professional camera app and taking photos is the primary user function. And not just a lesson for here but also in life: One-liners are fun to say, but people generally don’t like being on the receiving end of them.
- soerxpso 2y agoIt shouldn't be the developer's burden to ensure that the reviewer is operating above the reading level of a toddler. I am sorry that your boss apparently cannot, but that's not justification for all industries to operate that way. The purpose of a camera app is to take photographs. A user who downloads a camera app probably wants to use it to take photographs. This is something a child can understand. If I have to hold the reviewer's hand and explain what a camera is, I severely question whether that reviewer is qualified to be doing that job.
- rib3ye 2y agoIn my painful and long experience, that mindset just doesn't work if you're trying to become a more effective communicator and save yourself time in the long run.
- bsagdiyev 2y agoIf the reviewer simply looked at the app description or opened the app they would have that context. Not hard. Just laziness.
- fragmede 2y agoHow much time do you think the lowly non-Apple employee contractors get for reviewing each app?
- yencabulator 2y agoThat would be a valid reason to criticize Apple.
- nottorp 2y agoDoesn't Apple try to justify their 30% revenue cut by saying they offer unparalleled curation services in their app store? This is an example of such an unparalleled curation service. The app makers are just lucky enough to be popular (and even promoted by another arm of Apple) or they'd still be out of the app store.
- virtualritz 2y agoThe text is not for the reviewer, it's for the user of the app. Imagine the ridiculous level of explanatory humdrum apps would need to conjure if they were to explain themselves to uninterested people pressed for time like that reviewer you described?