Following Google, Apple also announced a “fight” against outdated programs – but it did it much more radically. iOS app developers started receiving emails about their work being removed from the store in the fall, and a month later.

In its announcement, Apple is requiring some software makers to update older apps within 30 days or they will be removed from the App Store. how claims one of the “affected”, the company’s initiative allegedly aimed at improving the user experience. At the same time, according to him, many applications (for example, ports from old consoles) simply do not need updates, since there is simply nothing to improve there.

Another indie game writer said that several of his works have already been removed from the App Store with the same wording. He notedthat all of them are completely ready and did not require any patches, unlike service games. About a similar situation declared and author of the FlickType on-screen keyboard for visually impaired users.

In its letter and on the official website, the company does not specify from what time the program begins to be considered obsolete. Apple representatives did not respond to a response from The Verge journalists.