Okay, lets take a simple example. Indie app A, owned by a developer, Joe. Company B buys A outright, including employing Joe. They keep the brand around for na

Okay, lets take a simple example. Indie app A, owned by a developer, Joe. Company B buys A outright, including employing Joe. They keep the brand around for name recognition. How does the app store know this? None of this has to be public info if A & B aren't public. The company registration hasn't changed. At best, maybe the bank account number changed.