We should start a poll to see how common this is

I'd like to hear more details before a poll would be meaningful. With that kind of money owing, wouldn't legal action be a reasonable option by now?

Legal action from an independent dev against Apple is like challenging an aircraft carrier with a golf club.

Not so if they owe him "$13,860".

Having a lot of money and a big legal department doesn't automatically make it easy to get out of unpaid debts. Courts take these things very seriously.

If there's a contractual get-out clause that allows Apple to avoid payment, or if there's something in the developers actions that has created ambiguity, then it would be good for all of us to understand the details.

A poll that basically says "hands up if you think Apple owes you money" is not informative.

See the recent case of the woman who won against Honda in small claims court for advertising inaccurate mileage: http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/02/woman-wins-honda-hyb...

Of course, Honda plans to appeal, so...

though after looking im not sure how to do so

I believe you can use http://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll

You need a certain amount of karma to make polls. Not sure how much - but it's more than 465, which is what I have.

You only need 20 karma to make polls.

Please elaborate on the details. This is something that should be brought to light.

Being employed by any normal company makes you 100% dependent on a single entitity. In contrast, being independent allows you to put your eggs into different bags. The App Stores are a part of it by providing international payment. What would you suggest instead?

I don't mean that, this kind of work is bad I mean the apple attitude to developers is bad. I haven't thought it through anyway, sorry.