Hi Scott, the simple reason to do it this way is that in the client we
can detect with certainty that the installation was a result of a
recommendation. On the server side we'd have to infer this, and since
any recommendations that are of good quality will be things that a
person might naturally find/install on their own (because they are, in
theory, already "interested" in such an app ), there seems at least a
chance that the install was not the direct result of a recommendation
but instead a search, or through navigating a category, or a
recommendation from a friend/coworker, etc. The goal here is that we
really want to know for certain that the person has discovered the app
via one of the recommendations displayed in the UI.

I hope that answers it sufficiently. Let me know if you'd like any
more/other info.

And thanks!
Gary

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