Apple's Company Registration for its App Store is Awkward and Awful (sam-dunne.com)
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theoj Jan 2, 2013 | on: DUNS - the fraudulent secret startup cost of iOS development | context

There was another article recently about the awful DUNS # process for the App Store. You can find some good tips in the comments, including applying via the federal site and applying via Apple's form. Readers suggest both of these methods are faster.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4977889

I also posted my own experience getting the free DUNS #:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4978516