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Tim Bray wonders how app stores can be better organized:

Even though Amazon is selling way more titles than any app retailer, the problem they’re solving is more tractable because there’s a whole ecosystem, which includes a big chunk of the world’s academic community, devoted to discovery and criticism of books and music and movies. It operates against a fixed background context, rich with powerful brands; examples include J.K. Rowling and Madonna and Johnny Depp. As we gaze across Amazon’s nearly-infinite virtual retail space, we’re all standing on a platform of largely-shared perceptions of what it is we’re looking at, and for. 

The app ecosystem just doesn’t have that. It’s being made up as we go along.

True, but don’t we have something similar with, for example, reviews provided by Macworld writers and users? iTunes reviews tend to be basically useless, but Macworld provides excellent reviews and their readers are likely much more informed than a typical iTunes reviewer. Why not factor Macworld’s ratings in, or at least display them, just like Rotten Tomatoes is shown for movies?