Want to write an App Store review on an application? Well now Apple is requiring that you purchase it first. Seems fair enough to us, and we're wondering why this type of guideline wasn't implemented with the launch of the App Store.
Quite frankly, we were getting tired of seeing reviews from people that disagreed with an app's functionality just based on its description or what they'd heard, or even worse, some people were reviewing just to "balance out" other reviews they deemed unfair.
Additionally, app developers that were artificially inflating their own scores by urging their entire social network to create positive reviews will have to pay a price. Though, they could reimburse their friends, and chalk up the 30% lost to Apple as a marketing expense.
Either way, we'll hopefully see more helpful, relevant, and fair reviews from actual users of the apps in the future.
[Via MacRumors]
