PerversionTracker returns
Oh yes. The site that hates Mac software -- all of it, without exception -- is back to hate some more. PerversionTracker has returned after a long, long hiatus, and now it has iPhone software in its sights. (For the uninitiated, the old PerversionTracker took Mac apps and ripped them to pieces while screaming with joy.) No word on whether the folks at VersionTracker are irked, peeved or fuming.
Why has it returned now? What could possibly have got those hate glands working again? After all, everything in the App Store has to be approved by the gods of Apple before it goes live. There won't be anything worth hating. Will there?
UPDATE: The PerversionTrackers got in touch to remind me that they don't hate all Mac software. Only the bad stuff. My apologies for the misrepresentation, and thanks to the 'Trackers for their laid-back approach to correcting over-excited journalists.
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Robert Mohns said 11:31AM on 7-30-2008
"everything in the App Store has to be approved by the gods of Apple before it goes live. There won't be anything worth hating. Will there?"
You must be kidding. There is a stunning amount of crud in the App Store. My personal favorites are "iDemocrat" and "iRepublican". Each are $0.99, made by the same person, who declares himself a proud Democrat and proud Republican depending which one you look at, and does nothing more than put the party logo on-screen when you click it.
Avarice + Patriotism + Stupidity = Profit!
If that slime isn't worth hating, what is? :-)
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Thomas said 11:39AM on 7-30-2008
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sarcasm
FourteenFourKBPS said 11:43AM on 7-30-2008
I am a bit surprised at some of the junk that's made it's way through. If that is the way it's going to be, then why bother having to go through approving these Apps at all.
Higher quality, less quantity.
Bioretention said 11:47AM on 7-30-2008
"Avarice + Patriotism + Stupidity = Profit!"
Sadly, too true. And there is a lot of crap in the app store. No doubt.
http://www.filterra.com/bioretention
Aelver said 11:49AM on 7-30-2008
I don't think the approval process is so much about good content, as it is:
- Will this crash our iphone?
- Does it screw with anything it shouldn't?
So basically it can be absolute crap, and still get through.
Scott Reynolds said 11:49AM on 7-30-2008
Clearly this developer is an evil, money grubbing Republican.
Dale said 5:45PM on 7-30-2008
It would be a pretty empty store with quality control.
Scott Reynolds said 11:58AM on 7-30-2008
It seems likely that the perpetrators of PerversionTracker are in fact coveting an iPhone, but either (a) can't afford it, (b) have fingers too large to use it, or (c) ridicule everything that people talk about, on the theory that if it's popular it must be worthy of hate.
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oZ said 1:29PM on 7-30-2008
So when they did reviews of Mac software, they obviously were too poor to afford a Mac, so decided to rip on the software?
Or, it's just fun to make fun of complete and utter garbage.
Scott Reynolds said 2:02PM on 7-30-2008
Yeah, so, like I was saying: (c)
Kev Orng said 12:28PM on 7-30-2008
I think the process of determining what gets into the App store is probably not unlike the process of determining whether a bowl or plate is microwave safe.
Will the bowl damage the microwave or cause immediate and obvious state changes to the microwave, bowl, the air in the room, or the surrounding house?
No? Microwave safe!
Will the bowl leech carcinogens into Bubbi's rouladen when heated? .... Who cares? Microwave Safe!
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j4k3 said 3:54PM on 7-30-2008
Cheesus H. Christ in a chickenbucket, what pile of crap has become out of TUAW?
This website is not about Apple products at all, but just bashing third party crap. As much as PC users mostly gargle crap about Apple would they have been bashed for not releasing bad quality software in the store.
After all, what's the deal? Don't like bullshit apps? Then how about some less buying bullshit apps?
But worst of all, this site isn't even entertaining. At all. So, what the holy mother of god whit a lobster whip is it even listed here?
Who writes post about such bullshit to go on my nerves and waste my time with? NetNewsWire-Subscriptions minus one.
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j4k3 said 3:56PM on 7-30-2008
Cheesus H. Christ in a chickenbucket, what pile of **** has become out of TUAW?
This website is not about Apple products at all, but just bashing third party stuff. As much as PC users mostly gargle **** about Apple would they have been bashed for not releasing bad quality software in the store.
After all, what's the deal? Don't like bull**** apps? Then how about some less buying bull**** apps?
But worst of all, this site isn't even entertaining. At all. So, what the holy mother of god whit a lobster whip is it even listed here?
Who writes post about this to go on my nerves and waste my time with? NetNewsWire-Subscriptions minus one.
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Queco Jones said 8:45AM on 7-31-2008
Sweet! I missed that site...
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