My hypothesis is that Google does not care about anything other than its own interest, and simply has to make small steps to get enough PR on their side to prevent further regulation. (Just like the plan for Chrome to eliminate cookies).
Unfortunately, they can. The publishers/developers agreed to the "terms and conditions" when signing up. The policy strikes that get you kicked out are not enforced consistently, but I'm sure from a legal point of view there's little you can do when your app is banned.
So much focus on apps and (web) SaaS products these days, that even Microsoft has recent guidelines only for (simpler) Windows apps it seems. For more complex (Windows desktop) applications I prefer the older guidelines, as https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/uxguide/how-t...
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