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Apple rolling out more advanced App Store review system
appleinsider.com - 3/12/2009
Apple rolling out more advanced App Store review system
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Apple this week took another major step towards improving the controversial rating system on its fledgling App Store by allowing shoppers to filter reviews of applications by version number.
Rumor: iPhone to Get a Premium App Store
blog.wired.com - 3/14/2009
Rumor: iPhone to Get a Premium App Store
— blog.wired.com — As Apple gets ready to preview its new software developers' kit and an updated iPhone operating system... next week , there could be some changes to the company's App Store too. We're hearing rumors that Apple could introduce a ... (more) Rumor: iPhone to Get a Premium App Store

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venturebeat.com - 3/17/2009
Is the App Store already a billion dollar business for Apple?
— venturebeat.com — Last August, upon seeing the quick success of the App Store, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs foresaw... a big future for the store . “This thing’s going to crest a half a billion, soon. Who knows, maybe it will be a $1 billion marketplace at some point ... (more) Is the App Store already a billion dollar business for ...

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appleinsider.com - 3/10/2009
Apple's App Store already nearing pace of $1 billion business?
— appleinsider.com — As Apple's 9-month young App Store redefines the smartphone industry and spawns copycats, actual app sales are... approaching a frequency that could see the digital shop become a billion-dollar business before year's end. (more) Apple's App Store already nearing pace of $1 billion ...

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‘Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for March 12
Macsimum News — ... “Apple rolling out more advance App Store review system”— AppleInsider “Gov. Paterson Gives ‘Nuisance’ Tax Plan The Boot: Under Avalanche Of Criticism And Plummeting Poll Numbers, Gov. Nixes Idea To Tax Basically Everything” [“Given the boot are plans to tax iPod and digital downloads…”]— ...

Apple iTunes App Store gains advanced review system
Phones Review — ... reviewer had never used the application, competing developers could also leave harsh comments to drag down an iPhone app’s overall rating and thus artificially inflating the rating of others. Well Apple has taken steps to correct all that by purging all non-user reviews and is now adding a new functionality to the iTunes App Store whereby apps can be reviewed by version so users can see reviews and overall ratings for both “all versions” and “current versions.” Source – appleinsider ...

Apple Rolled out Minor but Important Tweaks to the iPhone App Store This Week
iPhone Hacks — ... when they wrote the review as seen below: iPhone App Store The other change is a drop-down menu as seen in the screenshot below that offers users an option of sorting all reviews, or reviews for a specific version, by "Most Helpful," "Most Favorable," "Most Critical," or "Most Recent." iPhone App Store I think these tweaks to the App Store though minor are steps in the right direction by Apple; both from an iPhone user and developer point of view. What do you think? [images via Apple Insider , ...

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