The reviews for apps on the Play Store are important, not just for potential users, but for developers and publishers as well: scores during the first few weeks of availability can make or break a new service or game. This being the case, it's disheartening to see a new trend among Play Store reviews: attention-seeking reviewers that give an app one star just so that their review will show up higher on the app's page.
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Narcissistic Jerks Are Giving Play Store Apps 1-Star Reviews For Higher Visibility was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
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