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I don't know Chile, but this move by Apple is illegal in many countries and the developer might get a good money in damages.

It doesn't matter what the platform T&Cs say, know your country's laws and you'll avoid unnecessary headaches.

Now thinking about it, it might make sense for some developers to publish their apps in specific countries to mitigate this kind of risk...




What's the illegal part? Which country would this be illegal in?


The illegal part is money theft. As for which country it's illegal in: all of them.


Most (all?) countries have the concept of "ill-gotten gains", in which money earned illegally or fraudulently isn't legally yours. Not saying that's what happened here, but discussing the idea of post-transaction entitlement.




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