Fact:
According to the documentation, the notarization process is basically just a way to provide an artifact to Apple so that it can be verified. Any developer account can submit an artifact produced by someone else.
Question:
Is it not totally absurd that the notarization server refuses to process an artifact when the "Paid Applications Schedule" has been modified by Apple and not accepted yet by the account requesting the notarization?
Because :
- notarizing an artifact does not imply it will be distributed or sold through the Mac App Store or App Store. So which connection is there supposed to be with the Paid Applications Schedule?
- anyone else could notarize the artifact.