On Dec 7, 11:02 am, rich friedel <[email protected]> wrote: > By that logic, Google should ban anyone who has berated the Android Market > from using their product. Correct?
Hmm. . . That explains why there are so many download problems. ;) The people most likely to complain about the Android Market are developers. In case you haven't noticed, developers *have* been banned from the Android Market Forum. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=296b9269d8a130dc&hl=en Apparently they didn't like us leaving comments that might make them look bad to the end users and preferred to send us to one on one support where they could ignore the comments more effectively. The true customers of the Android Market are hardware manufacturers, and it actually is a pretty exclusive group with strict requirements. In any case, the decisions of one business do not dictate those of another. This thread has been pretty good at pointing out the risks of the method John is using. His customers are using server side resources, so it is reasonable to block them if needed. On the other hand, I don't believe that method will actually stop the people from commenting in the market, nor will it stop them from sending hate mail. I do agree with the general sentiment that there are users/customers not worth having. In addition, the Market comment system is very skewed toward recent comments, so it only takes three venomous users who are willing to update their comments every day to bring down sales. I for one would like to know more about how to identify users who have left a comment. I'd simply like to send a message like "Would you like some help troubleshooting your problem or a refund?" There are certainly people who will not subscribe to the newsletter, will not check the app description or updates, will not contact me or the helpdesk, but they *will* leave a comment in the Android Market. And their comment is posed as a question, almost as if they expect it to be a two way conversation. Nathan -- 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.
