The reader, who asked to remain anonymous, wrote to Schiller asking that Apple reconsider the rejection. We now have a better idea of the reasons behind the Steam Link rejection thanks to an email message from Phil Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, to a MacStories reader, the authenticity of which we have verified. That led some people to question whether Apple’s rejection was motivated by a desire to protect gaming on iOS devices and the Apple TV. Valve appealed the rejection on the basis that it was similar to other LAN-based remote desktop apps available on the App Store, but the appeal was denied.

Steam Link is an app designed to allow users to stream Steam games from a Mac or PC to an iOS device or Apple TV over fast WiFi or Ethernet. As we reported Friday, Valve says that App Review reversed its decision the next day, rejecting the app for what Valve describe as ‘business conflicts with app guidelines.’ According to Valve, that announcement was made after the app was approved by Apple’s App Review team.

Valve announced on May 9th that it would release a video game streaming app called Steam Link.

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