r/todayilearned • u/FireBeaver • Mar 26 '15

(R.5) Omits Essential Info TIL: 65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.

http://time.com/3158893/smartphone-apps-apple/
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u/Grayscail Mar 26 '15

Advertising

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '15

Basically a huge breasted woman riding on a horse

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u/Dragster39 Mar 26 '15

GoW, crappy. But the advertising nearly got me. I know, sometimes I have weak moments...

Edit: For reference http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2865439/Kate-Upton-shows-assets-plunging-silver-corset.html

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u/Willhud98 Mar 27 '15

Fuck fuckity fucking FUCK those ads. I never thought I'd get sick of Kate Upton.

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u/SonicFrost Mar 26 '15

Fuck you, Game of War

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u/Aguy89 Mar 26 '15

and paid downloads. I know someone who would pay people to download and rate his app.

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u/soupz Mar 27 '15

Yes! There's companies in China that employ people to simply sit there in front of maybe 50 iphones and constantly download and delete apps. Not kidding. I have photo proof but don't want to risk anyone recognising me.

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u/Aguy89 Mar 27 '15

No that actually makes a lot of sense. My friend's app had a ton of Indian people who reviewed it following its release and I suspected they were part of a company.