Developer multiple self reviews

[pippo2010]

Or putting something in the developer T&Cs that if they're caught messing about with reviews their developer account will be terminated.

That rather extreme as current policy of removing reviews from store (user account banned if his review removed)

[pippo2010]

Although we could call it some kind of "investment", creating new users and buying the same competitor product just to provide a single negative review for it per purchase is becoming a bit costly after a while. Especially if he is also buying his own app at the same time.
Anyway, on the Store side, limiting the frequency of user change per device could prevent this kind of activity.

It does seem to have some financial benefit otherwise people would not do it. Imagine app with last few reviews that are negative. You hardly find many customers who will purchase it, on the other hand if the is a similar app with good reviews it's probable that the customer will consider to buy it. I'm afraid that for one bad review (one purchase) the competitor may get hundreds of purchases of his own app

Buying you own app is not that costly as money will be returned to you with payments (with some taxes off)

[developer 123]

The easiest way to prevent multiple reviews is to identify submit action by phone IMEI number. It was Ovi Store architects big mistake to set uniqueness of reviews by username only.

[wizard_hu_]

The easiest way to prevent multiple reviews is to identify submit action by phone IMEI number. It was Ovi Store architects big mistake to set uniqueness of reviews by username only.

Yes, that is what I meant when writing "limiting the frequency of user change per device could prevent this kind of activity."
While it may happen that I give/sell a device to someone else, it definitely does not happen every week (or even more often).

[Jon Heron]

It was Ovi Store architects

Do you really think architects built the ovi store? I would argue it was more then likely butchers with cloven hooves for hands?
Cheers,
Jon

[wizard_hu_]

http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000770/ ?

[cotonet]

If this is bad, for me even worse is other developers advertise their own applications in others developers applications:

http://www.developer.nokia.com/Commu...d-by-Ovi-Store!!!!!!

[cotonet]

Sorry, I not read well, your problem is my problem.

But, maybe the Ovi Store (moderation) is the problem.

Let's be real, Ovi receive by app, not matter what app. For Ovi is the same. .

[pippo2010]

If this is bad, for me even worse is other developers advertise their own applications in others developers applications: http://www.developer.nokia.com/Commu...d-by-Ovi-Store!!!!!!

You are not alone in this other few devs had the same problem and what we understood we can do nothing about it, just move on

[cotonet]

You are not alone in this other few devs had the same problem and what we understood we can do nothing about it, just move on

I will, I will.

[Andrew Nokia]

If this is bad, for me even worse is other developers advertise their own applications in others developers applications:

http://www.developer.nokia.com/Commu...d-by-Ovi-Store!!!!!!

We are unable to verify if this claim is legit or comes from competing developer. Unless it says "Try my application instead at <link>", the moderators are unable to do anything with this review.

[cotonet]

Hi Andrew.

This is almost the same (ok dont have link):

There is much better application in ovi store! It's called 's&m info'.

helen.mperou make reviews in my 2 similar apps in the same hour, but make none in the much better application 's&m info'. Strange.

If it is normal, if that's how the store works, I can not do anything.

Thanks

[kallolsathi]

Hi everybody...I have a serious problem...May be some of U are facing the same...someone or some group intentionally gives 1star in every 6 hours,gives false bad reviews and personal attack in the review...it efects all the new released contents...the overall rating become low...all the free contents are affected..why not Nokia impliment IMEI restriction..because it clearly shows they are doing this from same mobiles..atleast can the developer have the fecility to know the country name?...so that it can be stoped !!

[wizard_hu_]

Yes, you can read about similar things in http://www.developer.nokia.com/Commu...e-self-reviews
Perhaps your post will get merged to that thread.

[Symbian_Neil]

Yes, you can read about similar things in http://www.developer.nokia.com/Commu...e-self-reviews
Perhaps your post will get merged to that thread.

Which is indeed what I thought was appropriate and got it here.