关于苹果企业开发者账号的新问题：深入审查企业账号的主体信息！

前几年通过其它方式搞到几个国外公司的苹果企业开发者账号，一直续费到去年。众所周知，现在苹果企业开发者账号几近是有市无价。我也不想着炒到什么高价，只是留着有更有主动权随时备用，不像苹果上架或是TF那样麻烦。

在今年账号临近到期15天的时候，我于6月25日收到来自苹果惯例的续费邮件提醒。像往年一样，苹果叫我续我就去续了，可是登录后台一看，今日不同往常，等待我的不是续费的页面，而是一个类似审查的页面，下面列了好几页的很多问题。

看到这，我心里马上咯噔一下，知道苹果在查企业账号了。但也还好，至少没想到苹果是针对我，而只是针对苹果企业开发者账号。于是就「如实」按问题挨个提交了。

涉及的问题如下：

1、Briefly describe your organization’s primary industry. 
2、Tell us about an app you’ve developed or distributed through the program that’s been used for at least 6 months. Describe the app’s purpose and functionality, and how frequently it’s used. Include the bundle identifier. 
3、Do you re-sign compiled apps from other developers to use within your organization? 
4、Do you act as an app development contractor for other organizations? 
5、Who are your app’s users?           
 Employees within your organization
 Contractors hired by your organization
 Employees of your franchise
 General public
 Other (please specify)
6、Describe in detail how you distribute your apps to users.
7、What mechanisms have you put in place to ensure your apps can only be installed by your employees and permitted users?
8、Have you ever shared the sign in credentials of the Account Holder with others, including contractors or coworkers? 
9、Who has access to your Enterprise App Distribution Certificates? 
10、How do you monitor and control access to your Enterprise App Distribution Certificates? 
11、Do you use program resources to test apps before publishing them on the App Store?
12、Does your organization have more than one membership in the Apple Developer Enterprise Program? 
13、Which of the following uses of the program are necessary for your organization?
 Immediate distribution
 Availability of multiple app versions
 App testing outside of TestFlight
 Other (please specify)

提交好后，心想这肯定是走过场的，我给你交钱你还乐意啊，你还是要乖乖让我续费。可是，第二天，苹果马上给了回复。这个我才意识到问题大了。

在第二天苹果给的回复里：

Thank you for your interest in renewing your Apple Developer Enterprise Program membership. Our records show that your organization has less than 100 employees. Because this program is designed for organizations with 100 or more employees, we’re unable to renew your membership. If you believe this is in error, please contact us.

Your current membership expires on Aug 3, 2022, and Your software will continue to run for 90 days after this date, as long as your certificates and provisioning profiles are valid for this duration. Make sure to renew them if needed.

You can continue distributing your apps privately by joining the Apple Developer Program, which includes:
Apple Business Manager
Distribute apps in volume to specific businesses.
Apple School Manager
Distribute apps in volume to specific educational institutions. Choose to provide a discount.
Ad hoc distribution
Run apps on devices with ad hoc provisioning profiles.
Unlisted app distribution
Distribute apps on the App Store to specific entities.
TestFlight
Provide beta app versions for up to 10,000 testers and collect feedback.
Learn how to transition to the Apple Developer Program.

他喵的，苹果竟然认为我的苹果企业开发者账号所对应的公司主体的员工数不超过100个，所以没必要用企业开发者账号，再说了，我们现在的Apple Business Manager（苹果商务）、TF技术这么成熟了，你还有必要用企业开发者账号吗。行，竟然你要用，你就如实提供你的企业信息让我好好审查下。

对此，我自觉理亏，毕竟我那个号的公司是国外的某家公司的，上次回复的信息也都是我编的。这次就将错就错吧，于是我硬着头皮回了邮件给苹果，告诉他，是你们搞错了，我们公司人很多的，加上保洁阿姨、保安大叔还有前台妹子、煮饭大婶总共有上百号人呢（当然，实际回复的内容自认为还是能说服人的语气非常之客气）。回复后还想着，看他苹果明天要怎么说我。

没想到，苹果的回复次日又来了，这次更是让我傻眼了。你不是说你有上百人吗，行，那你给我提供下包含保洁阿姨、保安大叔、前台妹子、煮饭大婶在内的超过100个人的员工名册，而且最好加盖个公章我看看。

This is Quinton with Apple Developer Program Support. I'll be assisting you today.
 
To proceed with your membership renewal in the Apple Developer Enterprise Program, we must verify the number of current employees in your organization. While there isn’t specific documentation that we request, we ask that it reasonably proves the amount of employees exclusively for Harbor Clothing Company, Inc, and includes the company name.
 
Examples can include an employee roster or official verification letter from your Human Resources department.

我勒个去，这让我上哪搞去！！！之前至多认为是苹果是在查企业开发者账号没在意，慢慢地越来觉得我是被针对的那个；之前只是认为苹果是走过场而已，但现在突然发现苹果在对我认真起来了。他一认真起来，那我只有输的份了！

就这样吧，自己认知之外的钱不是我能赚到的。

此号，卒。

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