App Store Sorting Loop Holes

Looks like some developers are taking advantage of a bug/loop hole in Apple's sorting algorithm in the App Store on the device. If you put a space or some other other special characters in the front of your Application Name then you get sorted at the top of the list when viewing applications by Categories on the device. Look at the Games category in the App Store on a device and you will see a blatant example of what I am talking about.

Yes companies have played games with the yellow pages forever, but I do not think that putting a space in front of your business name would get you at the front of the yellow pages listing.
This technique seems to really work to boost sales, the " Solitaire City" that is right now at the front of the list, (do not know how long it will stay there before they get leap frogged), has been steadily creeping up the Top Apps list. This game is $9.99, certainly not cheap for Solitaire.

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