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I don't think Apple have any interest in strictly enforcing this rule.

Stupid rules are not improved by selective enforcement. The randomness, the unfair application of them makes it worse.

I'm not defending the rule or the inconsistent enforcement of it. I'm just pointing out why DLWormwood's apocalyptic prediction of "a cat-and-mouse game with the larger and/or more tenacious middleware developers, leading Apple to waste resources and R&D money on license enforcement, driving down profits and adding significantly to the large pile of ill will Apple has accumulated in the last few years" will most likely not come true.

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