Apple upholds decision to terminate WWDC student winner's account.

Apple terminated Appstun's developer account after multiple app rejections.

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By misrepresenting the app, Appstun’s app violated guidelines of App Store.

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Co-founder Karababa reached out to Apple in a bid to resolve the issues.

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It provided customizable watch faces which do not function like real ones in Appstun’s app.

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Apple's decision was influenced by deceptive marketing and user complaints.

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According to them, Appstun was taken out of Developer Program because it violated guideline 5.6.

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There has been critique on Apple about its permissiveness for fraudulent applications.

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There has been critique on Apple about its permissiveness for fraudulent applications.

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