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Re: The App Store turns 10

#111

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waivek wrote: post #109
hungerstrike wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If some app removed a function that you depended on in a newer version, you'd want to go back to the old version. At that point, you wouldn't be able to just use the app. Then you'd have to spend your time waiting for the author of your walled-garden app to fix the problem or spend your time finding a different app to use and then spend more time transitioning to it. In any case, I think that the trade-off needs to b…

Please stop thinking like a developer. Firstly that very rarely happens in the apps that I use from the Play/App Store. Secondly, if an app has a dealbreaker, I'll just use another one. Most people don't think "Oh man I love Instagram v50.1.2",they just use Instagram.

Incorrect. It happens regularly and it certainly affects non-developers. I've seen it too many times. Look through any apps review history and you'll find people complaining about changes that they have no control over.

It's the same thing with the OS. There are always tons of complaints after a new release of iOS.

> ...I'll just use another one.

Yep. And you'll spend your time looking for another one and then you'll spend more time transitioning over to it.

> Most people don't think "Oh man I love Instagram v50.1.2",they just use Instagram.

Nope. Instead they think - "Oh man, Instagram sucks after that last update, but what can I do about it??" and then they give up.

Re: The App Store turns 10

#112

Post by waivek »

hungerstrike wrote: post #111
waivek wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please stop thinking like a developer. Firstly that very rarely happens in the apps that I use from the Play/App Store. Secondly, if an app has a dealbreaker, I'll just use another one. Most people don't think "Oh man I love Instagram v50.1.2",they just use Instagram.

Incorrect. It happens regularly and it certainly affects non-developers. I've seen it too many times. Look through any apps review history and you'll find people complaining about changes that they have no control over. It's the same thing with the OS. There are always tons of complaints after a new release of iOS. > ...I'll just use another one. Yep. And you'll spend your time looking for another one and then you'll…

App reviews aren't really empirical. People write reviews for things they don't like much much more than for things which they're fine with.

If I really really hate an update, I don't spend more than a minute transitioning. I just look at the "Apps like this tab". Another feature that is not there natively in Windows/Linux and requires third parties to make subpar lists.

If new software was really so terrible, people would be abandoning apps, not complaining about them which is what happened with Linux and to a lesser extent, Windows.

Re: The App Store turns 10

#113

Post by hungerstrike »

waivek wrote: post #112
hungerstrike wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Incorrect. It happens regularly and it certainly affects non-developers. I've seen it too many times. Look through any apps review history and you'll find people complaining about changes that they have no control over. It's the same thing with the OS. There are always tons of complaints after a new release of iOS. > ...I'll just use another one. Yep. And you'll spend your time looking for another one and then you'll…

App reviews aren't really empirical. People write reviews for things they don't like much much more than for things which they're fine with. If I really really hate an update, I don't spend more than a minute transitioning. I just look at the "Apps like this tab". Another feature that is not there natively in Windows/Linux and requires third parties to make subpar lists. If new software was really so terrible, people…

> App reviews aren't really empirical.

Yes they are. The definition of empirical is that you can observe the evidence. This is easily observable.

What have you presented besides your own anecdotes?

> "Apps like this" on Windows/Linux

It's called Google. The same thing I use to find iOS apps because Apples app store search and recommendations are horrible. None of the app store searches are really any good and I'm pretty sure Google is the number one place that people usually search for things. I don't know anybody who opens up their app store to search for an app.

Anyway, argue all you want - you're wrong. People care about updates that mess up their stuff whether you can bring yourself to acknowledge that or not.

Re: The App Store turns 10

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Post by waivek »

hungerstrike wrote: post #113
waivek wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

App reviews aren't really empirical. People write reviews for things they don't like much much more than for things which they're fine with. If I really really hate an update, I don't spend more than a minute transitioning. I just look at the "Apps like this tab". Another feature that is not there natively in Windows/Linux and requires third parties to make subpar lists. If new software was really so terrible, people…

> App reviews aren't really empirical. Yes they are. The definition of empirical is that you can observe the evidence. This is easily observable. What have you presented besides your own anecdotes? > "Apps like this" on Windows/Linux It's called Google. The same thing I use to find iOS apps because Apples app store search and recommendations are horrible. None of the app store searches are really any good and I'm pre…

Take any App on the store. Count the number of reviews. Then count the total number of installs.

The total reviews will be less than ten percent of the installs. The negative reviews are a fraction of that percentage.

As such you cannot observe via reviews what the majority of the users think of the app.

Then, by the definition you have just given, app reviews aren't empirical.

Re: The App Store turns 10

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Post by hungerstrike »

waivek wrote: post #114
hungerstrike wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> App reviews aren't really empirical. Yes they are. The definition of empirical is that you can observe the evidence. This is easily observable. What have you presented besides your own anecdotes? > "Apps like this" on Windows/Linux It's called Google. The same thing I use to find iOS apps because Apples app store search and recommendations are horrible. None of the app store searches are really any good and I'm pre…

Take any App on the store. Count the number of reviews. Then count the total number of installs. The total reviews will be less than ten percent of the installs. The negative reviews are a fraction of that percentage. As such you cannot observe via reviews what the majority of the users think of the app. Then, by the definition you have just given, app reviews aren't empirical.

Incorrect again. The fact that you can go onto any apps review history and see evidence that people are unhappy with updates that break their stuff is exactly the definition of empirical evidence.

Sorry, but none of your badly formed, hand-wavy reasoning has proven that wrong. Also, nobody is arguing that "the majority" think something - I'm arguing against your completely anecdotal and un-evidenced claim that it "rarely" happens.

What evidence do you have that it rarely happens? None that I can see so far...

Re: The App Store turns 10

#116

Post by waivek »

hungerstrike wrote: post #115
waivek wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Take any App on the store. Count the number of reviews. Then count the total number of installs. The total reviews will be less than ten percent of the installs. The negative reviews are a fraction of that percentage. As such you cannot observe via reviews what the majority of the users think of the app. Then, by the definition you have just given, app reviews aren't empirical.

Incorrect again. The fact that you can go onto any apps review history and see evidence that people are unhappy with updates that break their stuff is exactly the definition of empirical evidence. Sorry, but none of your badly formed, hand-wavy reasoning has proven that wrong. Also, nobody is arguing that "the majority" think something - I'm arguing against your completely anecdotal and un-evidenced claim that it "ra…

How can app reviews be used to draw conclusions of how users feel about the app if less than ten percent of the users write app reviews?

It's like surveying a small percentage of an electorate by asking them who they'll vote for for and deciding the result based on the survey.

Re: The App Store turns 10

#117

Post by hungerstrike »

waivek wrote: post #116
hungerstrike wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Incorrect again. The fact that you can go onto any apps review history and see evidence that people are unhappy with updates that break their stuff is exactly the definition of empirical evidence. Sorry, but none of your badly formed, hand-wavy reasoning has proven that wrong. Also, nobody is arguing that "the majority" think something - I'm arguing against your completely anecdotal and un-evidenced claim that it "ra…

How can app reviews be used to draw conclusions of how users feel about the app if less than ten percent of the users write app reviews? It's like surveying a small percentage of an electorate by asking them who they'll vote for for and deciding the result based on the survey.

Actually, 10% of a population is a damn good sample size for just about any scientific or medical study. It’s quite large to be honest.

Anyway, once again... where is your evidence that this rarely happens?

Re: The App Store turns 10

#118

Post by waivek »

hungerstrike wrote: post #117
waivek wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How can app reviews be used to draw conclusions of how users feel about the app if less than ten percent of the users write app reviews? It's like surveying a small percentage of an electorate by asking them who they'll vote for for and deciding the result based on the survey.

Actually, 10% of a population is a damn good sample size for just about any scientific or medical study. It’s quite large to be honest. Anyway, once again... where is your evidence that this rarely happens?

It's a biased sample because people who are fine with their app don't write reviews. The sample is polluted.

My evidence can drawn from the fact that ten percent of people write reviews. A fraction of that are negative. If an occurrence happens say five out of a hundred times,that's a rare occurrence.

Re: The App Store turns 10

#119

Post by hungerstrike »

waivek wrote: post #118
hungerstrike wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, 10% of a population is a damn good sample size for just about any scientific or medical study. It’s quite large to be honest. Anyway, once again... where is your evidence that this rarely happens?

It's a biased sample because people who are fine with their app don't write reviews. The sample is polluted. My evidence can drawn from the fact that ten percent of people write reviews. A fraction of that are negative. If an occurrence happens say five out of a hundred times,that's a rare occurrence.

Hahahahaaaaa. So, the same evidence that was not good enough for you is now good enough for you. That’s hilarious! Thanks for a good laugh :)

Listen, you’re dead wrong. Sorry.

Re: The App Store turns 10

#120

Post by [deleted] »

waivek wrote: post #118
hungerstrike wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, 10% of a population is a damn good sample size for just about any scientific or medical study. It’s quite large to be honest. Anyway, once again... where is your evidence that this rarely happens?

It's a biased sample because people who are fine with their app don't write reviews. The sample is polluted. My evidence can drawn from the fact that ten percent of people write reviews. A fraction of that are negative. If an occurrence happens say five out of a hundred times,that's a rare occurrence.

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