Can We Stop The Copycat Apps?

Last month, Alexia posted a short manifesto ("Stop Making Apps"), which basically expresses a serious case of app fatigue. It's something most of us can relate to, at least passingly, in spite of knowing there's no end to app production in sight. As long as there are downloaders, more apps there will be. While I encourage developers to continue making great apps, I do question the need for both making and for approving the parade of -- for lack of a better word -- "rip-off" apps. What am I talking about? Example: Over the last week, I've watched another fairly blatant copy of Angry Birds hover inside the "Top Free iPhone Apps" list on the App Store, even grabbing the second spot at one point.

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