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"AppGratis simply served a need, both on the consumer side (App discovery) [...]"

How can you call "discovery" a process where users receive everyday a push for the app that paid the highest bid to AppGratis ?



> where users receive everyday a push for the app that paid the highest bid to AppGratis ?

From what I understand of it only a fraction of the placements was paid for, you have to pay your bills somehow. If AG would only push paid ads they would have never ever been so popular with their users.


How can you twist words like that? You get paid by a marketing company to steer discussions on social networks in favour of your brand.


This is plain bullying. Most promoted apps did not pay AppGratis advertising to be in the app. Some did, and they were described as "Sponsored". How do you describe Google Business model then?


"Steering discussions"? Sounds like something that could use killing with a stake.


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