Objective Sea: App Store Spam - 28 identical apps

objectivesea:

In August, iOS developer George Talusan put 22 identical copies of the same app in the App Store. That’s 22 times, under 22 different names.

When I discovered this, a few months ago, I reported it to Apple immediately. Since then, he has put the same app in another 6 times, with a …

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    同一の開発者が同じ機能を持つアプリを名前を変え、アイコンを変えたりして28個(!)も登録してるよ！という記事。アプリを審査する担当者はその人のアカウント情報も見られるはずで、調べようと思えばすぐ分かるこのスパム行為を何とかしてくれよ、とのこと...
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  8. unled said: Hi, I have an app that I feel is pretty good, but has a shit name (Saline). I’ve been thinking about re-releasing under a new, more search friendly name. Would you consider that spam too? I agree this George dude is over the line though.
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    a bit differently. This is how marketing is done; customers are tested...see what...
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