Little Snitch | May 11 2009 |
GMAPPER I have a licensed copy of LIttle Snitch and it pretty much works as it is supposed to work. I use it whenever I add software that I'm a bit uncertain about, to see where it phones home. What I can't understand is why all of the comments and reviews that are anything other than complimentary are getting consistently marked down in the comments. While the reviewers come to a somewhat negative conclusion, their remarks seem well thought out and even-handed. These are not trolls just hammering the software for no apparent reason, so why bump them down? Makes me wonder if the negative marks are well-meaning fanboys who will hear no evil about their beloved Little Snitch, or if it's part of an effort by the developer to push negative reviews down the list. I trust that it's just fanboys, but they aren't doing the developer any favors. Let's give the software on MacUpdate our honest assessment, and let the individual make the final decision about whether or not it's right for them.
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Little Snitch | May 11 2009 |
CORPSECORPS If you want to see this same problem gone horribly out of control, look at the application "Transmission". There's an entire fanboy "hit squad" on the topic which will belittle, demand proof of claims from, and pile with frowns, anyone making claims of problems or concerns about software, or about one of their own. They will equally build up with smiles, any statement which is positive, or from one of their own. If somebody should suggest that it's going on, they deny it though it's obvious, as many few posts have no + or - rating, and many are as high as 10 one way or the other. When i pointed it all out to MacUpdate, i was disappointed when they told me it wasn't a "moderation issue". :(
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Little Snitch | May 11 2009 |
ROBOTANK I don't think that what's happening with Little Snitch is that big of a deal. When people like a piece of software, they tend to frown on negative comments simply because they don't agree with them, regardless of how fair the comments are. I can't see any evidence that the developer has anything to do with this. In the end, you can't really do anything to stop anyone from frowning on anything. As long as long as people's reviews and comments are getting out there, the frowns or smiles won't make much difference. For the record, I do like Little Snitch, but I wouldn't frown on a comment unless I felt that it was unfair or uninformed.
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Little Snitch | May 11 2009 |
KOBALT There's a big difference between a negative comment and a smiley/growly face point score. Personally, I'll accept a well thought out and reasoned negative comment as a valid review, but I'll never attach any value to the point score for any (good or bad) comment. Those comment point scores are simply too vague, meaningless and above all faceless. If it ever came to a vote, I'd vote for removal of those useless point scores - with a big smiley face!
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Little Snitch | May 11 2009 |
I see no point to the smiley/frowny face scores. They should go, and MU should bring back display of ALL star ratings instead of just the overall. While some people will stab at an app with 1 star across the board if they have a problem with it or the converse, in general, i liked seeing a graphic representation of the specific areas of the app people were satisfied or dissastisfied with.
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WhatSize | Dec 7 2007 |
GMAPPER Really nice app, but I'm disappointed that the "automatic update" deletes the free version, then puts up a nag screen to tell you to buy it the first time you run it after updating. I'm always willing to pay for good software, but I don't care for the bait and switch. Please at least warn me before "improving" free software to demo software. I suppose I could just restore the free version from backup, but for now, I think I'll switch back to Disk Inventory X (free), or even pay for OmniDiskSweeper ($14.95) rather than reward this way of doing business. Again, love the software, don't care for the business approach. I don't blame the developer for wanting to make some money, but they should be upfront about what they are doing.
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