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Re:An open letter to Google: Unplug Google Plus from the Pla... by philippb on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @08:15PM (#4874346)
The Play sore app does even require a Google Plus account when you just want to leave a rating. Ratings are 100% anonymous as they don't show up in the reviews and are global (where as reviews a language specific). This just doesn't make sense to me.

Mobile apps that require a e.g. facebook account as their only sign up have up to 50% drop offs because people don't want to sign in with a service like Facebook.

I strongly believe that ratings and reviews are a core function of a app store eco system. Links to profile pages don't give me as a person who wants to download the app a real benefit. Google did a really nice job with their NLP to highlight reviews that had more depth in the store overview.

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Re:An open letter to Google: Unplug Google Plus from the Pla... by capo on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @08:31PM (#4874396)
My guess is that after it's rolled fully they will log interactions and iterate accordingly. And I'm sure they care about the health of their ecosystem at least as much as you do. Remember that creating a Google account now also creates a G+ profile, account and profile go in tandem now.
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