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That's not what's happening. Rambo is known for reverse engineering Apple beta's and pulling information regarding unreleased products and then publishing that info via 9to5mac. As many other people in this thread have mentioned, it likely violates the terms of the Apple Developer Agreement.


That does not seem to show that this is not happening but rather explains how it happens.

They can punish him for unfavorable coverage by pointing at the Apple Developer Agreement.


How does the user benefit from not being able to install Rambo's apps?


Sarcasm aside, Apple benefits from having an effective way to retaliate against Rambo; signing up for a developer account and using it was, sadly, an imprudent move that gave Apple leverage against him.

There should be some form of legal protection, for example limiting company control of app stores (which would be a basic anti-monopoly measure).


What does this have to do with what's happening? According to the post Rambo published, his apps are still available on the App Store.


> What does this have to do with what's happening?

Because the market is punished due to Apple's opaque policies and politics.

Lack of competition and options hurts the entire market.




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