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Apple Changed Search Algorithm for App Store
I feel like ranking more popular apps higher in search results hurts app discovery, which I can't imagine is their goal.
markerdmann
on June 24, 2012
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And it also favors incumbents over higher quality or more relevant results.
MBCook
on June 25, 2012
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To be fair, it also favors higher quality incumbents over the dozens of knockoff me-too apps like Grumpy Avians, Monsters Eat My Apartments, and Temple Race+. Or worse yet, the "strategy guide" apps for games that cost
more than the original game
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