Developers Cheating To Get To The App Store's Front Page

Zak Reiter · July 14th, 2008, 04:25 AM

The App store has become a hub for little-known developers to publish their works and get their name on the market. With the main view of the full list of applications coming up alphabetically, however, software higher in the alphabet won't be so susceptible to exposure. This has led to some foul play.

It seems as though some developers have been using ploys to make their applications appear further near the front of the list. To make their applications show on the front page, developers are adding symbols or spaces before the name. A convenient image gallery can be accessed here, so check it out for a visual explanation. This is obviously a problem, because however hard someone plans on looking, no one is going to expect to be spammed by poorly tagged software in the App Store. It might be a little much for someone to go through the App Store and weed out this shoddy software hijinx, but a better suggestion has been to employ the 2007 iTunes update which forced symbols and numbers to go to the end of the list.

If you're one of the many that is heavily offended by this blight upon our beloved new freedom, you can contact iTunes Support and give them a piece of your mind to hand out to the hokey developers employing these hardly-artful antics.

[via TUAW]

**uh...** - July 14th, 2008, 05:37 AM #2

you are a little late on news, cuz its not new anymore, its been out there couple days already

xxx · July 14th, 2008, 07:17 AM #3

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Originally Posted by *Somoneeee

you are a little late on news, cuz its not new anymore, its been out there couple days already

Ouch.

Someone needs a timeout, or BAN!!

WatersWest · July 14th, 2008, 03:10 PM #4

I'm surprised nobody has added "AAA" to the front of the name of their app, like companies do in the Yellow Pages!!

iswenson · **haha** - July 14th, 2008, 05:14 PM #5

im sure apple will fix that because it'd be ridiculous **"!!"!supermonkeyball

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Zak Reiter Forum Ninja Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Killanoise! Posts: 144 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Developers Cheating To Get To The App Store's Front Page - July 14th, 2008, 04:25 AM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> The App store has become a hub for little-known developers to publish their works and get their name on the market. With the main view of the full list of applications coming up alphabetically, however, software higher in the alphabet won't be so susceptible to exposure. This has led to some foul play. It seems as though some developers have been using ploys to make their applications appear further near the front of the list. To make their applications show on the front page, developers are adding symbols or spaces before the name. A convenient image gallery can be accessed here, so check it out for a visual explanation. This is obviously a problem, because however hard someone plans on looking, no one is going to expect to be spammed by poorly tagged software in the App Store. It might be a little much for someone to go through the App Store and weed out this shoddy software hijinx, but a better suggestion has been to employ the 2007 iTunes update which forced symbols and numbers to go to the end of the list. If you're one of the many that is heavily offended by this blight upon our beloved new freedom, you can contact iTunes Support and give them a piece of your mind to hand out to the hokey developers employing these hardly-artful antics. [via TUAW]

*Somoneeee Guest Posts: n/a	uh... - July 14th, 2008, 05:37 AM #2
*Somoneeee Guest Posts: n/a	you are a little late on news, cuz its not new anymore, its been out there couple days already

WatersWest Rocks the Board Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	July 14th, 2008, 03:10 PM #4
	I'm surprised nobody has added "AAA" to the front of the name of their app, like companies do in the Yellow Pages!!

iswenson Forum Ninja Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	haha - July 14th, 2008, 05:14 PM #5
	im sure apple will fix that because it'd be ridiculous **"!!"!supermonkeyball