How about publishing it as a new app? As a user, I certainly wouldn't want ratings dropped quickly just because someone uninstalls an app.
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:32 PM, Beshoy <[email protected]> wrote: > > A scenario: > You release an app... brand new.. tested locally, but not globally... > you receive some good reviews, some bad -- so you get to work to make > it perfect. > > A month later, the app/game is 1000 times better.... > > Problem: Many players have rated you a 1 star and uninstalled. You've > fixed the problems they've complained about, but you have no way of > contacting them to let them know that the problem that bothered them > is fixed.... so you sit there with all those bad stars.... that are > affecting your CURRENT score, but are irrelevant after all the > updating you did. > > Solution: I propose that comments/ratings expire in about a month > after the user uninstalls an application. You can even add another > criteria (only if developer has updated app since comment posting) so > that you're not deleting useful comments... > > This is a hard subject, but I think it can be another big step towards > a perfect market :) > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
