app stores
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Why You Really Shouldn’t Trust App Store Ratings
Four stars? That app must be something special! Until you remember that those ratings are just a simple average, that people, by and large, don’t know what they’re talking about, and then the tornado hits. [xkcd]
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Amazon Can Call Their App Store ‘Appstore’ For Now
The war over the “App Store” name is far from over, but Amazon’s been granted a small reprieve by a US judge, having denied Apple from requesting a preliminary injunction on the use of the term.
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Mac App Store Is Most Popular Place To Buy Software Online
Some successful stories are pouring out of today’s WWDC keynote – apparently the Mac App Store is now the number one place to buy software online, beating Best Buy, Walmart and Office Depot. Developers Pixelmator made $US1 million in their first 20 days, and Triptico quadrupled its revenue after selling its stuff on the store.…
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Windows 8 App Store Images Surface, Look About Right
Late to – but not quite out of – the app store game, Microsoft has a challenger after all: Images have surfaced of the Windows 8 App Store, the company’s challenger to Apple’s Mac app emporium.