> Yeah, like every public rating system.

My opinion is low of them all.

> Google reviews on restaurants wouldn’t directly go into a Michelin guide either

One important difference is that Google does not review restaurants before they open, whereas Apple claims to review every app before they are published to the App Store.

> the same is true for Amazon ratings.

Amazon, like Apple, has a major problem with scam and copycat products in their store.

> My opinion is low of them all.

Sounds like a you problem, people like them and find them useful, so I doubt they’ll be going away.

> One important difference is that Google does not review restaurants before they open, whereas Apple claims to review every app before they are published to the App Store.

What does that have to do with anything? So if google went around and checked food safety of every restaurant before listing them, you would say that google ratings for restaurant are stupid because the people doing the rating aren’t professional food critics?

The App Store review is like the food safety check but the ratings are the ratings.

> Amazon, like Apple, has a major problem with scam and copycat products in their store.

Ok, does that imply fake ratings or what does that have to do with the discussion?