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Firefox is the 45th result when searching for “Firefox” on Windows Store

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Re: Firefox is the 45th result when searching for “Firefox” on Windows Store

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Try searching for stuff by name in Apple's iOS app store. I'd say it's a joke, but it's not funny that they're fucking developers over. Apple replaces exact search terms that have matches in the store with other terms. So even if you know the name of the vendor whose app you're searching for and type it in correctly, Apple can and will bury (or not return at all) the result. Disgraceful, and Apple has lied about what "objective criteria" it's using... and has pledged in court to continue this scam.

Re: Firefox is the 45th result when searching for “Firefox” on Windows Store

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post #5

It is result #1 for me when I search. Is this because today is the first day Firefox has been available on the Windows Store and it took some time to build reputation?

Might be region based. Screenshot has euros. I'm also in the EU and Firefox is definitely not the first result for me either. Are you maybe in the US?

Re: Firefox is the 45th result when searching for “Firefox” on Windows Store

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As an user, I look at the search results to evaluate the quality of an app store.

Microsoft needs to change this problem. Many trash and scam apps are on Microsoft Store for years. User and even developer do not want to download and push their apps in a place like this.

Re: Firefox is the 45th result when searching for “Firefox” on Windows Store

#9
All those Guides for Firefox 'Pro', don't really inspire confidence in the Windows Store...

I'd had hoped that Microsoft had higher standards, especially for paid apps. None of those have screenshots, link to a developer website or provide a support mail, because they are obviously scams.

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