Just a few days ago, the news broke: Apple removed the popular iOS and Mac application known as Dash. You may not know the application, but it does have important relevance in the developer sector. But Apple went further this time. In addition to removing the App, he also closed the developer account. This fact created uncertainty and stupor on the part of many developers.
In the opinion of Bogdan Popescu, developer of the application, Apple would have terminated the application based on reviews that you consider fraudulent. The company informed him that the decision was final and could not be appealed.
On the other hand, if we take into account the opinion of Apple, we find that Tom Neumayr serving as spokesperson for the App Store, indicated that they had detected around a thousand reviews fraudulent arising from 2 accounts, as well as 25 applications from this developer. It seems that Apple had warned the developer on several occasions trying to resolve the problem cordially. But he was ultimately unable to carry it out.
The closed account belongs to kapeli, company developer. This indicates that the intervened account does not belong to him, but to an acquaintance of his who 3 or 4 years ago helped him create a developer account, using his credit card and now Apple relates it to him.
Apple wants to maintain a rigor and security in the Mac App Storeas well as the iOS store. The Mac store is a mirror where the image of the brand is reflected. At the same time that it works hard to avoid any type of intrusion in its apps (especially malware), it wants to be forceful and truthful with the information that is published in the store.
On the other hand, the developer has communicated that it is immersed in providing the application to the developer community through the well-known open source platform Github.
The fact is that at the time of publication of the article, the application still does not appear in the Mac Apple Store. Hopefully this matter is clarified for the sake of developers, users and Apple itself.
