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Updated: Should Google Moderate The Play Store To Counter Copycat Android Apps?

Update: It looks like the copycat problem is not limited to Google Play Store as noted by one of our readers @sagarbedmutha. He informed that one of the app companies had copied the description of their SMS Blocker App on the BlackBerry App World and there has been no action taken on the company by RIM, even after 20 days of reporting the problem. If you come across any fake apps in any of the app stores, do give us a heads-up in the comments below. We're compiling a list of fake apps for the benefit of our readers. Previously: While searching for the official IPL apps on Google Play Store (previously Android Market), we found an application by "Pojiz Mobility" which was offering a similar app called "IPL Cricket" (hat tip: @vishalgondal). What's interesting though is that the app uses the name and description of the official IPL game 'Cricket T20 Fever 3D' released by Disney's Indiagames. Making matters worse, the app listing suggests that the company has already racked up somewhere around 10,000-50,000 downloads and an impressive 4.3 rating of the maximum five, in the 7 days of its existence. Upon further exploration, we found that Pojiz Mobility has published 40 such apps ranging from 'Who wants to be a millionaire', 'Farm Frenzy Divide', 'Bubble Shooter' and several adult apps with download numbers ranging somewhere between 1000 to 10,000 for each app. What's interesting though, is that all the apps seems to have been published on the same date i.e. April 7, 2012. Developer terms,…

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