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Re:My First Year in the App Store by bluedino on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @02:48PM (#5597143)
Is it possible that the guys you outsourced it to could just make their own version and put it on the store? I haven't read a HN article titled "How foobar consulting stole my iPhone app and re-branded it as their own"
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Re:My First Year in the App Store by trevmckendrick on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @02:59PM (#5597209)
That has definitely crossed my mind more than once. There's a few reasons this isn't as scary as one might think:

1. Contractors work on tons of apps, the vast majority of which don't make any money. Their business is making apps, not selling them.

2. Focus on long-term relationships. If the contractor knows you're going to hire them in the future for more work they'll be less likely to screw you over now.

3. Last resort: you can report pirated apps to Apple.

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