Hi Danny — Kathryn here! I really appreciate your comments as you aren’t the only one doubting the legitimacy of the claims here. We reported on this first but here are a few additional resources:
You can view a blog + video produced by Socio here w/ a very similar title: https://blog.socio.events/apple-just-killed-white-label-event-apps-now/
And Doubledutch’s press release can be viewed here: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apple-moves-away-from-white-label-event-app-creating-winner-take-all-opportunity-doubledutch-prepared-to-win-300491927.html
Exhibition World also just released a post on this a few days ago: http://www.exhibitionworld.co.uk/2017/08/04/apples-app-review-guidelines-impact-branded-apps/
We reported this back on June 12 and the industry is finally starting to talk about it. We’re working on a follow up piece on how event organizers are actually handling this. I’m always happy to answer additional questions and can be reached at kathryn@summitsync.com.
