Even if true, that doesn't mean removal was by Apple rather than dev.
> self-removal "prevents any sales, which is the point of selling in the App Store."
Ditto. Self-removal reduces further rep damage that cold impact other sales inc. of a future remedied version.
>> I didn't say there's nothing wrong with the app.
>Then I wonder why you are insisting it wasn't Apple.
I am not. I am insisting we don't know.
> It appears your view is that it's "unsubstantiated" unless Apple comments
No. You've shown no substantiation from /any/ source. Just supposition.
> but as I already said, Apple never comments about this, so apparently there's never any substantiation according to you,
Wrong. Often devs announce removal by Apple.
> a very convenient way of sticking your head in the sand and refusing to make the most logical inference.
Inference requires evidence. None has yet been shown.
I agree with the Techdirt article that you misrepped as saying removal was by Apple. "whether by Apple or the fake app’s developer is yet unclear".