> the guidelines must state that, which they don't. Why must they state that? It's a fairly obscure edge case that they probably didn't predict. There aren't g

> the guidelines must state that, which they don't. Why must they state that? It's a fairly obscure edge case that they probably didn't predict. There aren't going to be guidelines for every conceivable possibility of how a cluster of Apple developer accounts can be (mis)used. > Because they already told him they would not when they thought there was nothing in question. Your claim is that if Apple even talks to the developer, then there must be no wrongdoing. I disagree with that in this case and from personal experience. Apple's developer relations people are generally able to understand and sympathise with extraordinary circumstances. Such as they did in this case.