Score 1 More for Apple – Amazon Forced To Stop Accepting New App Submissions In Germany
Remember back when Apple got all bent out of shape about Amazon for using the term “Appstore” for their version of the Android Market? Well, nothing really came out of that here in the U.S. when a federal judge denied Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction against Amazon. But that didn’t mean Amazon had heard the last from Apple overseas.
According to PCMag, Amazon has been sending out emails, letting their app developers know that they will no longer be accepting new app submissions in Germany. And they weren’t shy about letting the devs know it’s all thanks to Apple and their reigning overlord, Steve Jobs.
Here’s the full email they sent out to their German application developers:
Subject: Important Notice for Germany Based Developers
Dear Amazon Appstore Developer,
Thank you for your participation in the Amazon Appstore for Android. We wanted to notify you of a recent change to your Developer Portal account; for the time being, we are not accepting new app submissions from developers located in Germany. We have been forced to impose this restriction due to a legal action filed by Apple in Germany seeking to prevent us from using the term “appstore.” We believe Apple’s claim is without merit and are actively contesting it.
When you log into your Developer Portal account, you will notice that the options to add new apps have been removed. We hope to begin accepting new apps from German developers again soon and will notify you as soon as we are able to do so.
We appreciate your patience and your continued interest in the Amazon Appstore for Android.
Thank you,
Amazon Appstore Account Team
Apparently, Apple still has plenty of time to contest its “App Store” trademark in even more countries overseas seeing how their U.S. trial vs. Amazon wont launch until sometime in October of 2012. Hopefully we don’t see more countries following suit and jumping on onto Apple’s side. So, for our fallen application developers in Germany, we salute you. Here’s to hoping you make a speedy return to the Amazon Appstore and make more cash than you would in Apple’s App Store.
[Via SpatF]