I don't necessarily agree with this and think there is a distinct difference
between finding a review useful for your own purposes and agreeing or
disagreeing with a review.
I'd suggest people who have not yet installed the app are the ones that will be
using this feature and will find reviews such as "It's awesome man!" unhelpful
and reviews that clearly outline pros and cons of the app helpful. People who
have the app installed and have an opinion on whether the review is correct or
not correct wouldn't really need to find it useful (or not).
The main point (in my opinion) is that where user's who were considering
installing the app found a review useful, it will be more useful for future
users who are thinking of installing the app, and will rise to the top of the
list.
I think it could be a possible separate feature idea for us to consider
where you have the app installed and agree with the reviewer, but in
this case I'd think we'd be encouraging people to write their own
reviews instead.
In regards to your suggestion here, perhaps it's a consideration to re-
word the 'did you find this helpful' text to something like 'Did this
review help you decide whether to install this app? Yes/No'
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