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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 919293
   the average rating bug

** Description changed:

- When many people install a software, it goes towards many people's objectives. 
- When people rate a software high, it does well what its author says that it does. 
+ steps to reproduce:
+ 1. launch Ubuntu Software Store
+ 2. by the right of Best Rated, there's a More button that shows you the top 50 Best Rated apps in Ubuntu Software Store
  
- If a software doesn't go towards many people's objectives, but does what
- its author says that it does well, it appears on top.
+ expected results:
+ since many people are interested in using Firefox and few people are interested in using Renmina, Firefox should appear above Renmina
+ 
+ actual results:
+ although many people are interested in using Firefox and few people are interested in using Renmina, Firefox appears *way* below Renmina, in other words, Firefox isn't even a top 50 app, but Renmina is a top 10 app
+ 
+ comments:
+ Firefox browses the internet well, Renmina connects to remote desktops excellently
+ Firefox does what its author says that it does well, Renmina does what its author says that it does excellently
+ quality shows you how well an app does what the app's author says that the app does
+ 
+ many people are interested in using Firefox and few people are interested in using Renmina
+ popularity shows you how many people are interesting in using an app
+ 
+ if I create an app that does something that few people want to do, but
+ my app does that thing excellently, it will be a top 10 app like Renmina
+ is
+ 
+ quality (stars) * popularity (users) = importance (points), anyone?

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Title:
  the average rating problem

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  steps to reproduce:
  1. launch Ubuntu Software Store
  2. by the right of Best Rated, there's a More button that shows you the top 50 Best Rated apps in Ubuntu Software Store

  expected results:
  since many people are interested in using Firefox and few people are interested in using Renmina, Firefox should appear above Renmina

  actual results:
  although many people are interested in using Firefox and few people are interested in using Renmina, Firefox appears *way* below Renmina, in other words, Firefox isn't even a top 50 app, but Renmina is a top 10 app

  comments:
  Firefox browses the internet well, Renmina connects to remote desktops excellently
  Firefox does what its author says that it does well, Renmina does what its author says that it does excellently
  quality shows you how well an app does what the app's author says that the app does

  many people are interested in using Firefox and few people are interested in using Renmina
  popularity shows you how many people are interesting in using an app

  if I create an app that does something that few people want to do, but
  my app does that thing excellently, it will be a top 10 app like
  Renmina is

  quality (stars) * popularity (users) = importance (points), anyone?

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