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From the developer: Submitted a minor update for @AtticsApp after nearly two years on the App Store and @Apple has decided out of nowhere that I have been engag
by _qulr 6y ago
From the developer: Submitted a minor update for @AtticsApp after nearly two years on the App Store and @Apple has decided out of nowhere that I have been engaging in "a pattern of manipulative or misleading behavior" and has permanently terminated my account. No evidence or specific reasons given.
This is a completely free "hobby" app by the developer, so the allegation of fraud (with no details) by Apple is quite bizarre.
- _qulr 6y agoBefore anyone starts speculating on what the developer did "wrong", keep in mind that the Mac developer Charlie Monroe was mistakenly flagged and then reinstated by Apple just a few weeks ago: http://blog.charliemonroe.net/a-day-without-business/ http://blog.charliemonroe.net/a-day-without-business/
- tdrp 6y agoHis app opens fine for me: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/attics/id1434981632 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/attics/id1434981632 Does it normally disappear if a dev account is terminated?
- floatingatoll 6y agoNot necessarily.
- tdrp 6y agoYou would think a developer accused of something as serious as _fraud_ would have their apps at least removed from the app store... this whole thing is a little odd.
- floatingatoll 6y agoBeing considered by Apple to have defrauded Apple does not necessarily indicate that Apple sees a risk of user harm stemming from that fraud.
- _qulr 6y agoThe app is still in the store at the moment, which is even stranger. I know it can sometimes take hours for an app to propagate in the App Store after it's been released by the developer. No idea how it works for Apple pulling an app though, if they did or will pull it.