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I dont know why the change happened but I use play store only in every couple of months when I need something really specific. Long gone are the days I was intrested in searching for new apps and trying them out.

Similar with updates, I've been hurt couple of times by keeping apps updated, so now it happens only when it stops working completely.

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That's part of the over-saturation of apps I guess.

I also do the same regarding updates. More than once I've found that functionality is crippled in a newer version or it's simply is less usable so now I also avoid updating unless there's a feature I really want or as you say, it stops working altogether.

Same here, I only update when necessary. Also having auto update is painful, when you suddenly switch from 4G to WiFi your phone will try to update everything making it sluggish, regardless of what you want to do on your phone...

Yes. When I am using app, it is usually already doing everything I need it to be doing.

Example is shazam. Used to be really simple. Big button, listen and get the name and thats about it. Now its loaded with buy now links, the big listen button is gone, wants you to register, takes too long to set up and so on.

Because apps are not really good for you. They were exciting and new for a while, and those days are gone. You've either found your set of apps and settled with them, because they are finally working, or you just simply got tired of trying out stuff for the sake of trying out stuff.

Also: http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/17/8103593/golden-krishna-bes...

Reminds me of the days of downloading windows screensavers and cursors. Not that I ever did that.

The days of the free and share ware shipped by CD-ROMs with computer magazines ... that was also nice

I used to experiment around with some games and other interesting apps, but the free-to-play garbage has pretty much pushed me off of looking for new things in the store all together. Google used to do a decent job curating some recommended apps, but all that seems to have gone by the wayside some time ago.

Now most of what I see are free-to-play apps with like 100 million downloads and 4-5 stars, but none of the stuff I've downloaded in that criteria has managed to hold my interest for longer than 10-20 minutes.

I've gotten a lot more enjoyment out of a few humble mobile bundles than just about anything in the store.

I think this. They have killed play store discovery. Only time I use is if I want something specific, like guitar tune for example. Or I find article/intresting read about new app and want to try it out.

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