Yes. It matters, I fucking hate it too and hate every minute of it, but just like I hate doing many things that are important.
True. But Apple doesn’t like your product in its current state. Are you going to try for a 3rd time?
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Isn’t standing on principle more important? Are you willing to water down your product just to be accepted by Apple? Also, Isn’t there are ZapStore where people can upload/download apps. If apps are so important, shift the focus to there.