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> It's basically the same problem Amazon has, with the fly-by-night "companies" that sell junk, on their site. At least the junk apps are not stolen from someo

> It's basically the same problem Amazon has, with the fly-by-night "companies" that sell junk, on their site. At least the junk apps are not stolen from someone and being resold in the app store as a fence.

ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
Not so sure about that. I am not into searching for it, but I read, somewhere, that abandoned apps are being stolen, or brought for pennies, then resold (sometimes, with some “extra spice”).
kryptiskt 1y ago
There are plenty of apps that are plain ripoffs, and lifting assets from the apps they imitate.
- dylan604 1y ago
  I think we're willfully ignoring the actual point here though
  - saghm 1y ago
    Or just disagreeing with it
  - Xss3 1y ago
    I think his comparison was apt and your 'at least' is a false dichotomy.