Apple kills App Store number growth, focuses on fairness and app quality

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Apple kills App Store number growth, focuses on fairness and app quality


Apple has expanded its efforts to curtail the unchecked expansion of shovelware and scamware in the iOS App Store, focusing on keeping the store's library attractive rather than simply aiming to maintain the biggest store in terms of raw numbers.

In app purchase scams

The company's latest effort at curation has banned the practice of "incentivized app installs," a gimmick used by some game makers to induce players to install specific other apps in order to continue playing. The practice is similar to "offer walls" promoted by free web games that ask players to participate in offers (such as buying a product or signing up for a trial service subscription) in order to obtain in-game currency required to continue game play.



Hoping same kind of steps for Android Market also

 

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This week, Apple is believed to have crossed a major milestone, having approved more than 500,000 applications for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

148apps, Chomp and Chillingo on Tuesday sent out a large infographic to commemorate the achievement, revealing that the average price for an application is $3.64, while 37 percent of all applications are free. Though Apple is believed to have approved more than 500,000 applications, the amount of active applications available in the App Store is roughly 400,000.

AppleInsider | Apple's iOS App Store reaches a half-million approved apps - report

This number are impressive considering there latest policy of approving apps .. this will make sure no fake app or such kind app exist in the store ..