Is the software awards scam tricking developers?

[robphy]

"The software awards scam"

http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/08/16/the-software-awards-scam/

"I put out a new product a couple of weeks ago.
This new product has so far won 16 different awards
and recommendations from software download sites.
... I should be delighted at this recognition of the
quality of my software, except that the ’software’ doesn’t even run."

[I should have mentioned that I was alerted to this by
http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/07/08/17/1926235.shtml ]

 

[mgb_phys]

Andy Brice posts regularly on the www.joelonsoftware.com forum business of software - this is being discussed over there now.
Of course a piece of software that does nothing could be described as the only prfectly bug free program ever!

 

[-Job-]

These awards are just a way to generate traffic to awarding sites via the award link, posted on the awarded site. Same goes for site awards.