Comment by teleclimber
3 years ago
> I'm sure there are commercial (not even paid necessarily) apps that do all this, but this one is used only by us and it's built to perfectly interact with our lives
There is another factor you may not be aware of: shopping apps are juicy targets for acquisition by marketing/data mining company. I mean, there is no clearer indication of what you want to buy than what you put in your shopping list, so it's perfect source of data to mine.
Out of milk is such an example: it was a good app with 5 million users, then it got sold. Users became the subjects of data mining, or their account got deleted (if in Europe). Fun!
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/inmarket-acquires-o...
https://twitter.com/JamesLiamCook/status/1407370148349198341
wow that app is taking a nosedive in the reviews https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.capigami.o...
I've been curious if the play stores etc of the world would mind supporting some kind of banner or other notification for when apps change hands between owners. Something to tip them off to the fact that the app is now under new management, much like how restaurants hang banners when new management takes over a spot. Now that I think about it I wonder why restaurants even feel it warranted to notify the public, must have some positive image optimism behind it I guess or is it something regulated perhaps?