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Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by pixl97 »

mrep wrote: post #440
crawfordcomeaux wrote: post #381

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I'd be down for asking someone from WallStreeBets to be my runningmate. Why DeepFuckingValue?

He is the one that posted the initial GME due diligence (DD) last year. Started with 50k in stocks and options, was valued at 48 million yesterday and 33 today and been posting updates basically everyday recently [0]. He did cash out 13 million yesterday. [0]: https://old.reddit.com/user/DeepFuckingValue

Things I should have done.

1. Bought bitcoin when it was worthless

2. Followed DFV's footsteps when I watched him go in GME options around a year ago.

Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by epistasis »

dataflow wrote: post #466
epistasis wrote: post #465

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For this app, it is inseparable from the services it provides, they are one and the same. Edit: imagine reviewing the Instagram app, but doing it only as a review of the app part and not of the service too? If Instagram is likely to lose your data, or otherwise misbehave, and its not the app code but the service itself, it still has a big impact on the app experience. I can't think of a single app review that's only…

How though? The website behaved the same way. By that logic it would be impossible to review the website? And it's not like it's hard to imagine an app with a worse interface in front of the same service. A worse app for the service should receive a lower rating, right?

You can't use the app for anything except this one service. If you're not reviewing the service itself at the same time, what's the point of reviewing the app?

Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by harry8 »

phendrenad2 wrote: post #449

Probably an automated system, detecting reviews by people who haven't actually used the app. Google is basically an AI-run company at this point.

Nightski's comment suggests strongly that this is an incorrect guess.

Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by andrewstuart2 »

dataflow wrote: post #461

I always thought of app reviews as being reviews of the applications... not of the companies or services behind them. So it's kind of jarring for me to see the app taking a hit when it's the service people have a complaint about. The app didn't misbehave, right? It's not like a different app interfacing with Robinhood would've worked any better. So while I don't particularly like what they're doing, I think I can und…

You're correct. But it's also useless without the service provider, and the store specifically asked me if the app was good at trading stocks, linking bank accounts, tracking stocks.

If we stick with your perspective, no, it's not. It's a pointless app without the service it consumes. And today the service frustrated a bunch of its core users.

A good rating on the play store serves as advertising. It helps the app creator, and in this case the service provider, gain customers and make money. They probably should be penalized heavily for the way their users experienced service degradations today that made the application useless.

Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by recursive »

buffaloo wrote: post #463
recursive wrote: post #455

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People have taken them before. There were tests. A relative of mine was in one. Furthermore, the media doesn't certify which vaccines are safe. There are various governmental agencies in different countries for that.

Yeah, “media doesn’t certify the...” I think I’ve heard that before. Some government process does it all according to Hoyle, sure. Sounds familiar.

The card game manufacturer? I have no idea what you're talking about.

Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by happytoexplain »

dataflow wrote: post #461

I always thought of app reviews as being reviews of the applications... not of the companies or services behind them. So it's kind of jarring for me to see the app taking a hit when it's the service people have a complaint about. The app didn't misbehave, right? It's not like a different app interfacing with Robinhood would've worked any better. So while I don't particularly like what they're doing, I think I can und…

A user can't be expected to know where the line is between "working as intended" and "misbehaving". A user can't be expected to know what is the fault of the app's implementation, and what is the fault of "the service" behind the app. Even at their most restrained, users review the user experience.

Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by CivBase »

wyxuan wrote: post #468
nightski wrote: post #458

I've been using Android for over a decade now I believe. Have only reviewed a handful of apps and generally been a good citizen. I left a thoughtful one star review today and it was deleted. I'm not going to lie, it irks me.

chances are if you were leaving a review on the app on today of all possible days, and a one star one at that, it was most likely a knee jerk reaction to the company policy change (which they were basically forced to do) and not the app, and not a thoughtful one.

The Google Play Store isn't exactly known for "thoughtful" reviews. The GPS review system is so horribly gamed by app devs that I just ignore it.

Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by dataflow »

epistasis wrote: post #472
dataflow wrote: post #466

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How though? The website behaved the same way. By that logic it would be impossible to review the website? And it's not like it's hard to imagine an app with a worse interface in front of the same service. A worse app for the service should receive a lower rating, right?

You can't use the app for anything except this one service. If you're not reviewing the service itself at the same time, what's the point of reviewing the app?

You're reviewing how good of a UX the app has for the underlying service, as I see it. Because it's very easy to imagine a great stock broker with an awful UX. By your logic all variations of Facebook Messenger (like Lite, etc.) should receive the same rating? Surely that doesn't make sense?

Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by harry8 »

wyxuan wrote: post #468
nightski wrote: post #458

I've been using Android for over a decade now I believe. Have only reviewed a handful of apps and generally been a good citizen. I left a thoughtful one star review today and it was deleted. I'm not going to lie, it irks me.

chances are if you were leaving a review on the app on today of all possible days, and a one star one at that, it was most likely a knee jerk reaction to the company policy change (which they were basically forced to do) and not the app, and not a thoughtful one.

You'd do better to phrase this as a question. If you are willing to assume bad faith on an impression alone people will likely do the same for you, i just did.

Phrasing as a question means you aren't making the assumption and gives op a chance to make a good faith response, which is usually more constructive.

Re: Robinhood Play Store listing went from 329K reviews to 180K in few hours

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Post by Barrin92 »

agumonkey wrote: post #467
nightski wrote: post #458

I've been using Android for over a decade now I believe. Have only reviewed a handful of apps and generally been a good citizen. I left a thoughtful one star review today and it was deleted. I'm not going to lie, it irks me.

It feels like picking votes in a democracy. An interesting concept.

customer reviews aren't really a 'democracy'. They're supposed to be authentic and reflect the overall quality of the app to the general user.

A horde of outraged users bombarding the app even though most people won't care about this particular event distorts the rating comparable to disappointed TV viewers bombing imdb. It ruins the utility for everyone else.

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