Apple Promises A Crack Down On Those Who Manipulate App Store Rankings

It took one allegation of download bots on a message board, very little in the way of actual confessions, and a whole lot of murmurs, but Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is showing that it will respond swiftly if anyone starts messing with its App Store. But further investigation into the practices reveals that it may be hard to pin down who, exactly, is to blame for the practice when it does take place.

It all started with a report from last weekend, penned by a developer on the Touch Arcade forums, alleged that that some app publishers are ...

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