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Then I'll just buy 100 $30 android devices and leave my apps open around the clock. Hell maybe I'll buy 1000 of them and rent out time on them to unscrupulous

• jader201 13y ago
  Maybe so, but this would cost you a lot more vs. purchasing reviews, and would probably still be outweighed by the usage statistics of "real" users. If going by usage statistics, every user -- and more importantly, real users -- opt in to "rating" the app. Now, you're depending on people actually taking time and being willing to review the app, which is mostly only done by false users.
• darkmighty 13y ago
  Can't you spoof using an emulator also?
  • yesplorer 13y ago
    on several VMs
• oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
  Add geo-diversity to the algorithm; now you have to physically locate your devices across a wider area, which becomes really awkward. True, the notion of 'hire for stats' is still a problematic one.