Needless to say, this is a very disappointing way to be dealt with when this concerns a significant revenue stream.
Needless to say, this is a very disappointing way to be dealt with when this concerns a significant revenue stream.
But they suspended the app under the claim of "Keyword Spam". I know I didn't do that. I appealed, only to get a boilerplate e-mail response saying that they will not un-suspend my app but I can upload it under a new package name.
How the FUCK am I supposed to resubmit if they don't tell me what exactly was wrong before? All they do is give you a vague explanation and point you to their terms and conditions, proving they REALLY don't know why on earth they are banning you.
I'm in a bit of a dilemma now. I had a lot of work and effort put into that app and I'm afraid that resubmitting it might get me another suspension (for no reason at all!) which can get my entire developer account banned and fuck all my other apps!
And before any blind Google defenders come here: no, my app was NOT in the grey area and it was 100% legitimate.
Put another way: you have $X to invest. Why would you invest in a mobile service that requires a native app, when the only viable 'markets' for same are walled gardens with arbitrary rules?
Courts exist in capitalist societies to provide the rule of law, and thus the stability, required for investment. There is no such thing in the Android or iOS world.