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Still worse, if you're an indie iOS developer they can yank your entire living out from under you without explanation. This happened to me this year, I suspect because I made some app store purchases while traveling abroad. They disabled my ID and refused to even tell me why and only reinstated it after a long and arduous exchange with support.

I really enjoy developing for iOS but this was a sobering experience.



There are no "indie" iOS developers, because iOS developers are not independent. There are only "iOS contract developers", paid on a royalty basis, but retained at-will by Apple.


Is it common to use the same Apple ID for personal purchases and your business app development?


It sure seems like a bad idea now, doesn't it?


I know a lot of devs. For the ones who do it full time, almost none of them do this.




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