I think that apple intentions are different. They want you to try really hard before you submit your application. In the same way YCombinator want you to. By p

I think that apple intentions are different. They want you to try really hard before you submit your application. In the same way YCombinator want you to. By publicly claiming you only accept quality apps, people will try harder and self filter. For example, many companies have job posting only for engineers graduated from a top university with honors. But in practice they hire a much broader spectrum.