polyclefsoftware wrote: > He doesn't want "legal or business advice". He wants a clarification > of Google's policy regarding the implementation of a specific > feature.
That is "legal or business advice" compared to technical Q&A, which is the purpose of this list and the role of the Googlers on it. > That is not an unreasonable request, and if this is not the venue in > which to ask for such a clarification, then how exactly are developers > supposed to go about getting such clarification? The only people in position to answer that sort of policy question will be the executives in charge of Android. Hence, either you have the personal connections to ask the question of an executive at a multi-billion-dollar firm, or you don't. If you do, use them. If you don't, you either live without the answer or you find some way to get those connections (e.g., form a cooperative with a thousand other leading Android developers and get negotiating clout that way). The most you will get from asking the question here is that a Googler *may* mention to an executive that people are asking this sort of question. This *may* trigger some sort of blog post or similar announcement on the topic *eventually*. However, that will not be quick, and I don't get the impression that the OP was expecting that sort of delay. You're not going to get a conversational response on questions like that here the way you might get a response regarding questions on garbage collection. > Just implementing a feature and seeing what happens is a risky and > less-than-ideal course of action. Indubitably. And I'm not dismissing the question, or the interest in in-app payments. Asking the question here, though, is akin to asking a Toyota automotive engineer how their firm intends to respond to the various lawsuits and government inquiries surrounding the recent spate of security defects in their cars. That's not the engineer's area of expertise or authority. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android App Developer Training: http://commonsware.com/training -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
