Apple can remove any app and terminate any developer account at any time if Apple decides the app or developer violates its guidelines, and Apple's decision is final.
Consumers may find that apps they rely on are suddenly removed from the App Store or stop working if Apple removes them, with no guaranteed consumer notice or transition period.
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Apple's unilateral removal power means that businesses built on App Store distribution can lose access to their entire customer base without court oversight or guaranteed appeal rights.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages the EU DMA Art. 3 and Art. 6, which requires Apple as a gatekeeper to provide a 'statement of reasons' before restricting, suspending, or terminating developers and to provide access to an effective judicial or administrative redress mechanism. It also implicates EU Platform-to-Business (P2B) Regulation (EU 2019/1150) which requires notice periods and complaint-handling procedures for platform operators. In the US, no equivalent statutory right to notice exists, though FTC Act Section 5 may apply to arbitrary or discriminatory removal patterns.
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