[ryguytilidie]

Absolutely crazy I agree. The app store is for two people, app makers, and people who want to download apps. For app makers it is unquestionably worse, not even remotely close, an infinitely worse experience. The OP seems to imply that this shouldnt matter, because the experience for the end user is better, and then goes on to give no real reasons and even says that "it will force developers to focus on seo" as if that is something ANYONE wants. It's like people's brains are now wired to defend anything apple does no matter what. Getting really tiresome.

[janardanyri]

Hmm, I don't think the app store is "for" app makers at all. It's for end users exclusively - the paying customers. That app makers are required to keep a fully stocked app store is an implementation detail.

[ryguytilidie]

You kind of just said "no you're wrong, its not for developers" and didn't really follow that up with any sort of supporting evidence, which is usually how these kind of exchanges go. If Apple designed the app store for the end user and 0% for the app makers than we would simply see the most popular app at the top and everything would be free. But we don't have it that way, why? Because if we had it that way developers wouldnt develop apps, which is why features in the app store, like actually having people pay, are built for developers.

[cageface]

Not far from the truth there. Apple loyalties seem to produce the same kind of psychological effect as religion or politics. Rationality doesn't enter into it.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385502,00.asp

[shadowfiend]

Of course you say this as if the opposite, anti-Apple sentiments, don't produce the same psychological effect.

[ryguytilidie]

You mean like critical reviews using facts and logic? Yeah, those people are clearly brainwashed.