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Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users

8d 9h ago by piefed.social/u/misk in apple@lemmy.zip from techcrunch.com

Apple may begin removing existing apps that it considers stale, low-value, or unable to attract users.

Endless clutter on digital storefronts like the App Store and Google Play does kind of suck.

And it happens because of how anyone can go through the steps to get stuff up there. And now with vibe coded software, the problem is just going to continue to grow. I already hear stories of people putting up vibe coded apps just for personal use. It’s wild. And none of this helps discoverability, or the image of any storefront.

We need curation more than ever as a tsunami of slop is dumped on us from every digital direction. But that’s just one true angle on the whole topic of App distribution. I know. Curation can co-exist with other solutions addressing other issues with App distribution platforms like the Apple App Store and Google Play.

I want to make the joke, but Apple legit does have the best app store because jail so what can you do?