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macrumors.com - 2/27/2009

Apple Removes Old Non-Customer Reviews from App Store

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When Apple first opened the App Store back in July 2008, their review system allowed anyone to enter a comment or review on any application. No purchase was required at that time. As a result, many critical "reviews" came from those who had never b...

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Non-Customer Reviews Erased from App Store
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