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Comment by josuepeq | Hacker News Reader

It seems to me there’s a double standard for some apps; Apple’s logic here is ridiculous.

I can’t sign up for “Microsoft 365 Home“ or “Personal” inside of Microsoft Word for iOS or any other Microsoft app, but Apple still approves them without this mandate.

I think Basecamp is in the right here.

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Apple knows that they have more to lose if they suddenly remove Microsoft Office or any long-standing apps that lots of people know about and rely on.

With a new player however, there are not enough users on it to even make a dent in Apple's reputation - the masses don't even have a clue as to what "Hey" is and won't suddenly consider Android because Hey is not available on iOS.

This behavior is nasty and regulation is more than welcome here, but makes sense from a business point of view.

That's not the case. You can sign up for Office 365 through IAP.

https://twitter.com/sandofsky/status/1273010912484446209

Seems like the Newton email app is not being enforced through the rule.

It was for ProtonMail though. Inconsistency among app reviewers are going to be a reality forever because they're human. They just need to have processes for appealing it to someone higher up so mistakes can be corrected (which they do).

https://twitter.com/Abjurato/status/1273151302361649159

(in the case of Hey, Apple said it had reviewed the decision internally)

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