This is a very interesting discussion. Check out what happened in the Apple camp
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-20062030-82.html? Does Apple want to "tax" all e-commerce? On May 18, 6:30 am, Kostya Vasilyev <[email protected]> wrote: > I am also not a lawyer or a Googler, but... > > Your content exists outside of Google's system, or your application. > What you're doing is similar to a music application that lets one > download albums for a fee. > > It's hard for me to think that the 30% requirement and processing orders > through Android Market would apply here, as such content is not an > enhancement to the application, and quite possibly could be sold > somewhere else, without involving Android or its Market. > > On the other hand, if you were selling something that's intrinsically a > part of your app (premium features, content that can only be used in the > application, such as the sword example in Dugeons), then yes, that's > only possible because someone found and installed your application > through Market. > > The apps that offer free to pro upgrades via PayPal are in violation of > the TOS, but.... just because someone else didn't get pulled over for > speeding doesn't mean everyone should do it. > > You might want to ask Google Market support for a clarification, quoting > a music download app as an example. > > -- Kostya > > 18.05.2011 14:15, Spooky пишет: > > > On May 18, 1:22 am, Zsolt Vasvari<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > If you offer a donation option, though, it must be via the in-app > >> > billing. > > This is true. But not anywhere near as significant when we're > > talking about an extra $0.50 or $1.00 to cover the 30% (and > > keep it a nice, even price instead of something like $1.43) > > vs $1.00 vs $105 vs $75...... That's a significant difference > > for the person on the other end...... :-} > > -- > Kostya Vasilyev --http://kmansoft.wordpress.com -- 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
