I believe you are not against the "spirit" of the TOC as you are not really circumventing the 30% of profit that Google makes from selling your app. What you are doing is e-commerce and I doubt Google charges the 30% to e-commerice sites such as Amazon if they sell via their Android apps. The TOC is against people who publish their "free" app then force you to pay via some other means, thus not giving the 30% due Google.
Of course, here's the disclaimer: I am no lawyer and you should consult one. On May 18, 12:17 pm, Spooky <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 17, 5:50 pm, TreKing <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Google works in mysterious ways. Just because some apps happen to do things > > that they shouldn't and haven't been caught yet doesn't make it OK. > > Ok, I'm confused. Let's say I have users of my photography app (when > I get it all > finished and looking the way I want it to) who want to buy one of my > photos as a > 16x20 poster-size print. I just read the In-app site's terms earlier > today, and, at > least, according to the site I read, they take 30% of the sale price. > So that means > that to sell via the Market, and still get something out of it for > myself (after the print > shop prices, shipping, etc.), I'd have to charge around $105 for what, > any other way, > I'd charge $75 for. > > Or did I just mis-read something, and that was actually 3%, comparable > to what > PayPal charges (now that I think about it, I'm 99% certain I DID mis- > read that...30%, > asking users to pay THAT much extra to cover that 30%, etc., seems > insane). Yeah, > my vision is not likely to just magically get better, unless my brain > rebuilds the links that > the scalpel cut in my occipital lobe..... :-( I'm only posting > this now just in case, by > that 0.00000001% chance, I really did read that right. If that's the > case, I'll just point > users to a site where I'll be selling them anyways, and not touch the > phone for sales at > all. It would certainly keep the app simpler.....hmmmm, might do that > either way. :-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
