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Seems like the article fails to realize that the more popular an application is, the more likely it is to be deleted. Which is a very basic assumption to make.

Also, it might be with something with how hard it is to uninstall the app in a specific platform. For example - I actually didn’t have a “delete” button for the Facebook app on my previous phone. This might popularize the search term significantly.




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