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Apple Stands By Decision To Terminate Account Belonging To WWDC Student Winner

TechCrunch's Sarah Perez reports: Apple is standing by its decision to terminate the Apple Developer Account of Appstun, a mobile app company created by one of Apple's own Worldwide Developer Conference 2021 student winners. According to an announcement published on Appstun's website, Apple moved t...

Apple's decision to shut down the developer's account was recently highlighted on X by Apple critic and 37signals co-owner and CTO David Heinemeier Hansson, where he celebrated how much better web developers had it, noting they could run their businesses without the involvement of big tech gatekeepers. However, as the process continued, we began to face rejection for the issue that we thought we had already resolved in previous submissions. Essentially, the app would take over the screen showing an image that was similar to a watch face, allowing Appstun to offer more customization.

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