I'm afraid I think you're wrong. The reason for this is that last week I listed an application on Market and it's been received pretty well (Mostly 4 or 5 stars, average at the moment is 4 after 29 ratings), but, the first one star rating came less than 4 hours after publishing the app from a developer of a competing product whose comments was "[insert product name] is easier and open source". So I think you're overestimating the honesty and professionalism of some developers.
There are two other 1 star ratings from people who had force close messages, which I see as a completely valid reason for giving a 1* (even though I can't for the life of me reproduce them and the app has several hundred users now who seem happy with the app, and no, it has never used copy protection). I try to follow the folowing rules when rating an app; 1* - Fundamental problem (i.e. crashes or needs permissions it shouldn't such as internet access for a non-net aware app). 2* - Works but very limited (i.e. missing fundamental feature such as date tracking on an accounting program) 3* - Works but is hard to use and/or missing some features I'd like to see (i.e. Has a complex UI ). 4* - Works but I find minor things I'd like to see in the first few minutes of use (e.g. touch screen keypad for a pin entry screen or minor UI pecularities). 5* - Works and it takes me a while to think of anything that I'd want to see for the first few minutes. Al. P.S. Yes, I also listed it on AndAppStore (of course), and if you want to see the Market comments they're at http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.funkyandroid.banking.android.expenses.demo (tip of the hat to saurik). Alexander wrote: > I have been in discussion with a few devs not quite content with the > ratings/feedback system currently in place on the Android Market, and > had the following idea: > > If there was a Developer Only Market, things would be _much_ more > civil, > professional, and productive for all involved. Particularly because we > could > all relate to each other with empathy, and there would be less > anonymity, > especially if it required registration. There would be a less people > to > present to, but the quality of user helpfulness would be more > concentrated. > It could serve as a place to test release apps before jumping into the > swarm > that is the current Market, or a place to seek genuinely constructive > feedback. > > > Anyone have any thoughts on this? > > > > -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
