Developer Acct - Expiration. Do the apps go to app heaven?

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aquila198 buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 473 Reg: Jul 22, 2011 location unknow... 10,330	confirm \| cancel 04/19/12 09:57 PM (13 years ago) Developer Acct - Expiration. Do the apps go to app heaven? This is a tiered question, kinda like a fancy cake. All hypothetical - not happened yet - but I just want to understand the rules. 1) Suppose Joe's Tire Repair wants an app. 2) Suppose I put one together and receive the bleak "apps that are total marketing will be rejected, based upon... yadda yadda 3) In light of this, I tell Joe, "just sign up for a dev acct." 4) Joe adds me to his acct to update and submit his app. 5) Joe's app is approved because apple received their $99 payment 6) Suppose a year from now, Joe says "$99 bucks - no way." Joe doesn't renew his dev acct. Question: what happens to Joe's Tire Repair app if he doesn't keep his acct active. Note: I apologize for the repetitive supposing Title Comments This is a tiered question, kinda like a fancy cake. All hypothetical - not happened yet - but I just want to understand the rules. 1) Suppose Joe's Tire Repair wants an app. 2) Suppose I put one together and receive the bleak "apps that are total marketing will be rejected, based upon... yadda yadda 3) In light of this, I tell Joe, "just sign up for a dev acct." 4) Joe adds me to his acct to update and submit his app. 5) Joe's app is approved because apple received their $99 payment 6) Suppose a year from now, Joe says "$99 bucks - no way." Joe doesn't renew his dev acct. Question: what happens to Joe's Tire Repair app if he doesn't keep his acct active. Note: I apologize for the repetitive supposing

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	04/19/12 10:10 PM (13 years ago) It's no longer on the App Store. App continue to work, just no new downloads. Fred Comments It's no longer on the App Store. App continue to work, just no new downloads. Fred

guisante Aspiring developer Posts: 290 Reg: May 14, 2011 Spain 14,500	04/19/12 11:05 PM (13 years ago) And what happened with revenues? Comments And what happened with revenues?

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	04/19/12 11:09 PM (13 years ago) No downloads, no revenue. Fred Comments No downloads, no revenue. Fred

Stobe buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1528 Reg: Mar 04, 2011 Fredericksburg,... 24,680	04/20/12 01:48 AM (13 years ago) If Joe's Tire Repair can't handle $99/year for marketing, they should just stick with the wooden A-frame sign on the side of the road. (figuratively) A very successful business person once told me: if a potential client does not think a product or service provided by you is worth the money you need to provide it, you are better off sending them downstream to someone who's offering that same product or service at a lower cost. (in this example, the Android store) Ha! I just made myself chuckle. Comments If Joe's Tire Repair can't handle $99/year for marketing, they should just stick with the wooden A-frame sign on the side of the road. (figuratively) A very successful business person once told me: if a potential client does not think a product or service provided by you is worth the money you need to provide it, you are better off sending them downstream to someone who's offering that same product or service at a lower cost. (in this example, the Android store) Ha! I just made myself chuckle.

scooterbfith I hate code! Posts: 15 Reg: Nov 11, 2011 sammamish 1,950	04/20/12 02:09 AM (13 years ago) A year ago I let my iPhone dev account expire. My app "FoodWorkout" was off the App store. I renewed it, and it was back up. It's all about the $99 Smackers. Comments A year ago I let my iPhone dev account expire. My app "FoodWorkout" was off the App store. I renewed it, and it was back up. It's all about the $99 Smackers.

aquila198 buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 473 Reg: Jul 22, 2011 location unknow... 10,330	04/20/12 04:41 AM (13 years ago) Excellent - thanks folks. Joe better pick it up a bit in the shop. Comments Excellent - thanks folks. Joe better pick it up a bit in the shop.

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