[AreYouElite]

Has anybody considered this may not be a bug but a feature?

They might intend to get indie apps off the store. Maybe the maintenance is too much for them, and this is a lower backlash way to do it than outright banning indie apps. This way the indie devs leave on their own by becoming disgruntled.

[HurdsTimesNear]

You're paranoid, get help!