David,

 

This is a good thought; since the web site keeps the app available for all
its previous versions, perhaps they could keep the number of downloads
available for each version along with the app (as well as the running total
that it has now).

 

Chip

 

 

From: David [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 10:35 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: A small wanting for the App Central webpage

 

When I go to the site for one of my apps, on the GW App Central, I see a few
informations about the app. In the first list, I see when the app was
released, what size the file is, and how many downloads have been for the
app. As a developer of a couple of apps, I am quite interested in looking at
how many downloads have been for my app, since that indicates a bit about
the general interest for the app, and to what extend I should continue
development. Yet, if an app has been out for a while, and you see a number
of a few hundred downloads, this number doesn't really indicate much. I.e,
if an app has been out for three years, and there is 200 downloads, you
don't know if that was 200 people going for the app when it was released,
and later on simply dropped it. 

 

A small wanting from my side, could it be posible to have a note on the
app's site, telling what date the last download took place? We don't need
exact time, just the date of last download. This would at least help in
determining if an app still has any interest. 

 

Even for people who don't do development, if they see an app has not been
downloaded for the last three years, it might indicate something about its
validity. Maybe some other apps have been developed that does the job
better, or maybe certain features now are better handled natively by
Window-Eyes. Yet, the fact of old download date, could tell the user that he
might be OK in doing a bit of research, before relying too much on a given
app.

 

GW, will it be posible for you to add the date onto the information on the
individual site for each app? 

 

Thanks,

 

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