Hi MB, "respond to comments" seems good idea. can this be raised int the Android Market Support<http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/label?lid=6c2f25659505b63d&hl=en> forum.
Regards, Sam On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:00 PM, MB <manoj.bi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Brill, > > Thanks a lot for the response and the suggestions. I updated the app > description with a one liner indicating what our specific competitor > has been upto. > > Given how sensitive an app's quality perception is based on top > reviews, I really wish Android market provided their vendors/ > developers a way to respond to comments esp. to users who frequently > update/touch their comments. > > Thanks, > > --MB. > > On Apr 24, 9:55 pm, Brill Pappin <bpap...@sixgreen.com> wrote: > > By the way, I just read your "open letter". > > > > Maybe a more impartial database needs to be set up listing these > > jokers. > > Some way we can all report this kind of thing with rules for how > > companies get on it and how they get off it. > > > > - Brill Pappin > > > > On Apr 24, 6:55 pm, MB <manoj.bi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I am the developer of Android app Gps Ski Maps. We are really > > > frustrated with competitor writing bogus review about our app(by > > > buying app multiple times under different accounts and repeatedly > > > touching the reviews). > > > > > I am wondering how do you deal with this? What steps do you take to > > > prevent such abuse of Android Market? > > > We expected some bogus reviews, but not at the scale we saw in Android > > > Market. > > > Our app is available on both Android and Blackberry. The spammy review > > > problems has been really a problem only on Android. Blackberry > > > reviews( both good and bad:-)) have been mostly genuine as far as I > > > can tell. > > > The details of our particular case are written here, but I am more > > > interested in figuring out the counter steps. > > > > > http://goo.gl/pilTF > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > --MB > > > (Developer. Gps Ski Maps) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en