[dan-0]

> That is the most human behavior imaginable. Something bad happens to you, it's now an emergency, so you try every avenue to address it simultaneously.

I don't know the Apple ecosystem much, but on Android, it's very well known that this is a quick way to get completely banned from the Play Store. I would imagine it's the same.on iOS.

I don't like that this is the way it's handled, but don't disagree with it either or it'd be a fast path to bypassing quality and compliance checks in the app stores.

Even if Apple was to globally allow 3rd party app stores, 3rd party stores would hit this problem at scale eventually.

[AnthonyMouse]

> I don't know the Apple ecosystem much, but on Android, it's very well known that this is a quick way to get completely banned from the Play Store.

You're describing the behavior of the store rather than the expected behavior of the developers. Of course a developer is going to try to create a new account, you just broke their existing account for unexplained reasons and this is their primary source of income. They have to fix it right away or their business is destroyed, and it's just as well known that appeals are often capriciously denied without recourse. So how is it suspicious behavior? It's the same thing you'd expect someone to do even if they're naive and innocent.

> I don't like that this is the way it's handled, but don't disagree with it either or it'd be a fast path to bypassing quality and compliance checks in the app stores.

In order for this to be reasonable you'd need the appeals process to be both swift and accurate, and yet it isn't.

It also goes without saying that any actual scams are just going to do it anyway, and make up new company names etc. as necessary, so it seems like all they're doing here is punishing innocent people who try to open a new account using the same information, because unlike the scammers they're actually using a consistent identity.

[dan-0]

The process should be more accommodating of these situations, but if you're a developer you should know the policies and limitations of your deployment environment. If you don't and get bit by a policy violation, I feel bad for you, but it is still on you to know and your failure to own it.

Development isn't just slamming in code because Product wants a feature.

[duxup]

That worries me about 3rd party app stores. I'm not opposed to them, but it feels like there is just a wave of scam type activity waiting to be unleashed on them...

[dan-0]

This is exactly what Google has been trying to clean up. The Play Store is much cleaner and safer now than it was 10 years ago.

Unfortunately small companies and independent devs take the brunt of the downside as their ability to get timely support is almost non existent. Big companies often have a Google rep they can reach back to.