Apple’s decision to list iPhone and iPod touch applications in alphabetical order on the App Store is leading to unfair practices by some software developers, who are adding a symbol or space to the beginning of the application name in order to appear on the first page of results.
While Apple has fixed the problem on its “Browse” listings, it persists on pages such as “All iPhone Applications,” where titles like $0.99 Sudoku Classic, !FLOverload!, and $1.99 Whack the Groundhog appear above legitimately-named titles such as 3-D Vector Pong and 5 Card Touch.
[via TUAW]
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