Since the new Market layout, I believe the top 3 comments have become much more important than the others. They were more important before, but only slightly so, since the others were visible immediately right below them.
I think it's now easy to tip a sale one way or the other dependent on whether those 3 comments are very positive or very negative. Now, in theory I can register 3 Google accounts, buy the app 3 times and make sure those comments are always positive. I can see that my competitor is already doing this (though with only one account), which prompted my post. The only thing to stop me doing that is my own conscience and the market 'policy': http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138329 ...which is only policed if someone complains. And if the abuser does it again straight after, nothing is done till someone complains again, rewind and repeat (in my experience). Since no one is likely to be policing my comments except me, surely it's stupid not to be fixing them ? Or did I miss something ? The obvious quick-remedy is to stop people reposting comments...or if they repost they stay in the same position they were before. I'm sure the Market Team will be listening.... Pent -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
