Profit = Sales - Apple's cut - Apple Developer Account annual fee - iTunes App Store annual fee.
What makes you think he will be making a profit on a $0.99 app ?
Likely he was not making any profit at all. Are you suggesting he shouldn't try to claw back some of his costs ?
And now they reject his app; he takes it down and definitely won't claw back anything. Now he is down $200 + time and effort. Yeah, screw him for trying to make money off the backs of anyone.
What makes you think he will be making a profit on a $0.99 app ?
Likely he was not making any profit at all. Are you suggesting he shouldn't try to claw back some of his costs ?
And now they reject his app; he takes it down and definitely won't claw back anything. Now he is down $200 + time and effort. Yeah, screw him for trying to make money off the backs of anyone.