If one wants to see an app store where review spam is out of control one should take look at Apple's Mac App Store - because in this store you still can review

If one wants to see an app store where review spam is out of control one should take look at Apple's Mac App Store - because in this store you still can review applications that you obtained through redeeming a promo code. Examples (need the Mac App Store app to see the reviews): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icd-any-musics-to-cd/id616679845?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icd-any-musics-to-cd/id61667... (mostly reviews by accounts who only review apps by this one developer) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audio-studio-pro/id598189439?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audio-studio-pro/id598189439... (mass upvoting of fake reviews, downvoting of real reviews) Ironically through a bug in the App Store the only apps that display any 'stars' in search results are apps that weren't update for months and said spammer apps that can gather unusual many reviews in a short time frame. (In a slow category like music getting even 5 ratings/reviews takes weeks. Suspicious apps usually get more than 5 ratings in one day.) Then there's the trick to register your app as a handler for all possible 3 letter file extensions. (Perform a search for 'extension:fzx' or for any other nonsense 3 letter extension in the Mac App Store). Which hijacks OS X' built in "couldn't find app to handle somefile.fzx. do you want to search the app store?" and drives a lot of traffic to said apps - without being any helpful to the user in handling said file. One such app is: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ftp-client-professional/id468260663?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ftp-client-professional/id46... That app topped overall grossing charts for weeks until the ratings got so bad that even the dullest user won't download it. The Mac App Store currently is a spammed mess and it really throws a bad light on the OS X software ecosystem and Apple's platform.