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throwaway_mark2
6y ago
Yes. He had to because Apple threatened to ban him if he did not comply. Since he was a small indie dev, he couldn't exactly create a twitter/media firestorm and get away with it.
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throwaway_mark2
6y ago
I once saw an iOS app hit by this same IAP shakedown quite recently. The developer, a friend of mine, had called me in an emergency to help expand his backend for Apple payments. It almost felt like a protection racket run by your friendly