On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Rob Franz <[email protected]> wrote:

> I was going to let this thread die but I saw this and had to add on to it
> because I think it reinforces the need for better filtering options in the
> Market.
>
> I posted this originally because I came across one particular developer (I
> won't mention the name, but you can find him easily) who's released a number
> of applications charging $4.99 for most of them, which are basically
> slideshows with some text and audio.  I believe about 98% get 1 star.
> While I've not downloaded any of them, I do get a laugh out of some of the
> comments that people leave - apparently they are god awful.
>
> So today he released an app called "Swine Flu" - of which the goal was to
> provide "information that how to stay safe against Swine Flu including
> symptoms, causes, protection, and treatment."
>
> Seriously?  That's a bit tasteless.  I'm not for banning developers but we
> really need something to filter crap applications like this...
>

I haven't tried this app or any other of his apps, but what's wrong with
providing information about swine flu?

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