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Re:Google play removed my productivity tracking app for spying by sergiotapia on Thursday October 16, 2014 @09:48PM (#8468992)
>Hi, We have reviewed your appeal and will not be reinstating your app. This decision is final and we will not be responding to any additional emails regarding this removal. If your account is still in good standing and the nature of your app allows for republishing you may consider releasing a new, policy compliant version of your app to Google Play under a new package name. We are unable to comment further on the specific policy basis for this removal or provide guidance on bringing future versions of your app into policy compliance. Instead, please reference the REASON FOR REMOVAL in the initial notification email from Google Play.

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So you spend time investing in their platform, learning their outdated toolchain, make them money, and they can just shut you down for no reason. It's no wonder the vast majority of mobile apps are side-projects. Who in their right mind would quit their job and join this crap-shoot.

Re:Google play removed my productivity tracking app for spying by tahooie on Thursday October 16, 2014 @10:15PM (#8469089)
I hope that they'll get their act together on this! With only a $25 one-time barrier to entry, I can understand that they probably have thousands of awful apps being posted all the time. But they should at least show their established developers the respect of working with us before shutting us down.