The subscore at the bottom of the article for &quot;ecosystem&quot; was given a rating of 6 (out of 10).  To me, a &quot;6&quot; would mean &quot;above-average&quot;.<p>Yet, the review actually says:<p><i>&quot;What’s not encouraging is the state of apps for the Lumia 950 XL. I wanted to switch back to using this as my daily device over the past two weeks, but I simply couldn’t hack it. It stayed in my pocket while I used my iPhone 6S Plus, simply because so many apps are still missing or inadequate on Windows Phone. I’ve been to a lot of events recently and need Periscope to stream from the Verge account, or to use Snapchat. I simply can’t do this with the Lumia 950 XL, and I can’t even access our Trello work app. If I can’t get my work done on the move, it’s really difficult to switch back to a Windows phone.<p>Microsoft’s original plan was to support Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile, but that seems very unlikely now. Most of the third-party apps are just poor ports from iOS and Android, and lack key new features. The Twitter and Instagram apps are still depressing examples of the state of Windows, and I don’t feel like much has changed over the past year. Microsoft’s mobile store needs some serious love, but it’s running out of time.&quot;</i><p>Seems like the &quot;ecosystem&quot; score should actually have been a &quot;2&quot; or &quot;3&quot;.<p>Followup clarification to the replies:  For those who think a score of 2 or 3 is wrong, The Verge&#x27;s own explanation for the scoring [1] says...<p><pre><code>  ...
  2: Slightly better than garbage, but still incredibly bad.
  3: Not a complete disaster, but not something we’d recommend. 
  ...
  6: Good. There are issues, but also redeeming qualities.
  ...
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Granted, those score explanations are for the &quot;final score&quot; instead of subscores but it seems reasonable to assume the subscores follow a similar internal rationale.  In the two paragraphs about the app ecosystem, the writer didn&#x27;t mention any &quot;redeeming qualities&quot;.  Therefore a score of 6 is inconsistent.<p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;how-we-rate" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;how-we-rate</a>