These days it seems Apple is begging to be regulated. So much stuff where they either let through scams or boot off legitimate apps on a whim. If anyone followed the news in the EU, Vestager is openly discussing to do so. They should rather make a halfhearted step themselves to open up their platform or they will be forced to do a full step themselves. That's my prediction, as states start to realize the abusive practices Apple is currently using.
Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
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Re: Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
#22This is so depressing. Fakespot is an amazing app, I never buy anything off of Amazon without using it. Actions like this caused me to trust Amazon significantly less.
I used it for a while until it got me wondering - what, exactly, is their business model? And why do I trust their judgement on how reliable reviews are?
This is not to say that Amazon reviews are generally good, just saying that Fakespot might have an incentive to... tune their reviews of reviews :) so where's the Fakespot of Fakespot?
Re: Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
#23fuuuuck. I had it installed but iOS "archived" it and now I can't get it back. one of the best apps out there.
Dont you feel safer knowing Apple is protecting you.....
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#24Re: Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
#25I'd just like to highlight this: > According to Amazon, the company already has the necessary tools to identify and stop fake reviews, suggesting that third-party services that claim to do this “are mostly wrong.” I am certainly willing to believe that Amazon has all the necessary tools, but it's very clear that they don't care to use them.
Its so bewildering to me that Amazon doesn't do this. People are catching on to the low quality of the reviews on amazon and once that credibility is gone, its never coming back. Their supply chain is a pretty strong moat but its not insurmountable.
People have been saying this for a number of years, now, and Amazon only grows faster. Tools like this may have actually contributed to that growth, since they make shopping on Amazon safer, ironically.
Re: Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
#26This is so depressing. Fakespot is an amazing app, I never buy anything off of Amazon without using it. Actions like this caused me to trust Amazon significantly less.
I used it for a while until it got me wondering - what, exactly, is their business model? And why do I trust their judgement on how reliable reviews are? This is not to say that Amazon reviews are generally good, just saying that Fakespot might have an incentive to... tune their reviews of reviews :) so where's the Fakespot of Fakespot?
They're excellent for curiosities now. I just bought linen bags with big dollar signs on them as props for a personal project. Amazon made it easy.
So basically any time you need something where the concept of fakes doesn't matter or is removed entirely.
Otherwise Amazon is a hulking pile of scams and garbage
Re: Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
#27This is so depressing. Fakespot is an amazing app, I never buy anything off of Amazon without using it. Actions like this caused me to trust Amazon significantly less.
I used it for a while until it got me wondering - what, exactly, is their business model? And why do I trust their judgement on how reliable reviews are? This is not to say that Amazon reviews are generally good, just saying that Fakespot might have an incentive to... tune their reviews of reviews :) so where's the Fakespot of Fakespot?
Looks like they aren’t generating any revenue yet.
According to crunchbase they received a 5.3m USD series A funding so far, which is gonna keep the company running for quite a while with less than ten employees.
They most likely are trying to get users first, and then look money printing opportunities later.
Re: Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
#28This is so depressing. Fakespot is an amazing app, I never buy anything off of Amazon without using it. Actions like this caused me to trust Amazon significantly less.
I used it for a while until it got me wondering - what, exactly, is their business model? And why do I trust their judgement on how reliable reviews are? This is not to say that Amazon reviews are generally good, just saying that Fakespot might have an incentive to... tune their reviews of reviews :) so where's the Fakespot of Fakespot?
Considering FS is free and they are hiring, they must have some sort of monetization roadmap. My bet is either they become paid, they do paid whitelisting, or they provide some sort of sales intelligence to sellers. The first option is the best case scenario. In the latter cases, akin to Facebook, the actual customer would be sellers, charged based on the number of active users FS promises.
ReviewMeta, on the other hand, is clearly donation based, and also seems more honest at the moment (e.g., not claiming to be some sort of “trusted advisor”, showing a big warning that it’s adjusted score is only an estimation).
Re: Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
#29Re: Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
#30This has been a rule for a while. I believe it was added because of all the apps using the unofficial Instagram and Snapchat apis initially.