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		sil3ntmac on Sept 8, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Appirater; helping iPhone app developers get balan... >other developers are gaming the system with bad reviews in an attempt to assassinate their competitor. Or the actual developer gaming the system with 5 star ratings of his own app.

stcredzero on Sept 8, 2009 [–]

Then the thing would be shaped like:

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The distribution is what makes me think ratings are genuine for a genuinely good app.

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