[gattilorenz]

To my utter disappointment, the Apple store is not better in that regard.

I went for an Apple device to move away from Google-the-nosy-company, but I was happy to leave Google-the-advertising-company too. Yesterday I was searching for "microsoft authenticator" in the app store, and the top result is... another "sponsored" authenticator. WTF, Apple?

[malfist]

I've noticed lately that your search results in Google play store is "below the fold" significantly. 2+ pages of scrolling to get to it.

This is especially insidious when you're searching for security or banking apps.

For example on my device I search for "chase" first result is Chime, followed by a box labeled "ads related to your search" with rocket money, Western Union, and a payday loan company.

Then below that is "limited time events" that list the barbie app, uno and some racing game.

Then below that is "You might also like" with Uber, Mahjong, and some habit tracker.

Then below that is "Similar Apps" with wells Fargo, Discover and PNY Bank apps.

Then below that is my search results with the first result being the chase app.

I don't know how this behavior is defensible

[TheOtherHobbes]

The App Store on iOS is a surreal Kafka-esque joke. You can type in the exact name of an app and it will either not appear at all, or won't appear until the n-th slot in the list.

The QR code search doesn't do this, so apparently someone decided that text searches should.

[justsomehnguy]

> WTF, Apple?

People are still believe there are ethical companies, whatever it means for them.