> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Mark Ayers <markthe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Methinks at least 5% of your userbase are pirates.
>
> They might as well be, but that would not be reflected in the
> developer console.
> It tracks installs from the Market only. BTW, active and total
> installs seem to be
> updated at different times, that's probably the reason an incorrect
> install ratio is
> displayed.
Right, for paid apps, only real honest-to-goodness installs should be
reported by the market.
So anyway, now the ratio has gone up from 105% to 107%, and yes, both
the numbers are being updated. FWIW, the number has always been high,
but not nearly this high.
The moral of the story is that market numbers are essentially
useless. The TRENDS of the numbers over time might be useful, but the
numbers themselves simply can't be trusted. I think I started the
very first thread here about install % over a year ago (back when I
was easily incensed over these kinds of things) but now it's just
plain comical!
Doug
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