I've since moved to a firefox app hosted by me, not an appstore. The chrome extension is still available but google has made it really difficult for a non appstore extension to be installed. I'm also looking into greasemonkey.
So I can come back from this stumble but I'm wondering if there is just some bigger hammer waiting for me as soon as I get back up.
But chalk it up to a good learning experience! And be glad that you didn't start to make real money, hired employees and then watched it all implode in a minute because of a small call at a big company.
Am I just going to run into some other iceberg. I know this company really really doesn't like my extension. They have many resources, and I have none. Will I just get lawyered into the ground? Because I've got a feeling they are going to keep coming after me.
edit: Another thought, you are so right about the google my way or the highway attitude. I was notified of my app being taken down by a red "taken down" notice. No warning, no contact, no explanation or appeal process. If nothing else maybe some other developers will take this story as a warning.
Your real talent is clearly the ability to spot an opportunity, build something and get it out there: So why not think about the audience of customers you want to build? Start with that and then look at the opportunities. And look at a bunch of them...
Looking at unedditreddit through the harsh prism of business, it probably isn't that great of an opportunity.
I just got ruffled by the idea of somebody forcing me to shutdown because it didn't fit with their interests, and it made me want to fight. I probably just need to make the rational decision to work on something with more potential.
Thanks for hashing this out with me.