Re:Download bots are a well-known secret of the iOS eco-system
by dkarl on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @02:01AM
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The comparison to Netflix and Amazon is apt. Every time I go to those sites, I'm overwhelmed with stuff that I'd love to read or watch. There's just no time for it all. The app store is the opposite. A lot of times I'd like to play a new game, but I can't find anything that seems interesting. It feels like a desert, just tons of apps and games that other people want, but nothing for me.
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Re:Download bots are a well-known secret of the iOS eco-system
by rkalla on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @09:47AM
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I absolutely agree; whatever algorithm (or lack of) that Apple uses is a far cry from the detail-oriented work they do on most other things.
Not only do my Genius recommendations rarely change, the hit rate of things I actually want to play that is recommended to me is something like 4%.
Google seems a bit better at this, but Apple is awful at this... like "Dear god just acquire some company that is recommending toothbrushes and adapt their algorithm" bad.
At least from a user perspective.