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Developers being hit with bulk app refunds years after purchase
It appears that some app developers are experiencing a perplexing problem regarding App Store refunds. In particular, Apple seems to be allowing huge numbers of app refunds years after their purchase via educational discounts.
As reported by Mac developer Michael Tsai on his personal blog, at least some refunds appear to be related to copies of apps bought in bulk for educational users. In the case of Air Display 2 developer Dave Howell, for example, 500 copies of the app were refunded without explanation nearly two years after they were sold.
9/14/14: Sold 500 edu copies of Air Display 2.4/25/16: All 500 refunded.No explanation, contact, or even customer name.#DamnYouApple— Dave Howell (@DSHowell) April 30, 2016
And Howell isn’t alone; iOS game developer Little White Bear has also reported seeing bulk refunds occur on educational purchases after two years. Interestingly, Tapbots developer Paul Haddad reports that delayed refunds aren’t limited to educational purchases; individ…