didn't they just do an update to the market which allows in-app billing? On Feb 25, 2011 9:16 PM, "HeyYouThere" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for your reply. Here's what I don't understand: > > Lookout - They have you enter your payment information directly into > the app -- taking a credit card payment for their subscription service > > Google does not support this yet in the market...So do you think I am > SOL? > > On Feb 25, 7:39 pm, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am no lawyer, but AFAIK you CANNOT take any 3rd party payments in an >> app marketed through the Google Android Market. This is not against >> PayPal per se and it's fair otherwise what would stop you from >> offering a "free" app and then charge the user outside of the Market, >> thus not giving Google their 30% cut? Of course, as opposed to >> Apple, you have the option to sell your app on your own or on >> alternate markets and do whatever you want. >> >> If you have a subscription tied into your app, and you are not giving >> Google their cut, you could certainly wake up one morning and find >> your app pulled -- and rightly so. >> >> On Feb 25, 2:53 pm, HeyYouThere <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Well, >> >> > I am a developer and I understand that you guys have this thing lately >> > where you will randomly pull apps...Even ones that have been there >> > since Genesis 1:1. >> >> > Anywho, I have a subscription tied into my app, and I am wondering, IF >> > I WILL WAKE UP AND FIND MY SUPENDED PULLED BECAUSE I USE THE PAYPAL >> > ANDROID API FOR SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENTS? >> >> > Quote: >> > ======================================== >> > 3.3 You may also choose to distribute Products for free. If the >> > Product is free, you will not be charged a Transaction Fee. You may >> > not collect future charges from users for copies of the Products that >> > those users were initially allowed to download for free. This is not >> > intended to prevent distribution of free trial versions of the Product >> > with an "upsell" option to obtain the full version of the Product: >> > Such free trials for Products are encouraged. However, if you want to >> > collect fees after the free trial expires, you must collect all fees >> > for the full version of the Product through the Payment Processor on >> > the Market. In this Agreement, "free" means there are no charges or >> > fees of any kind for use of the Product. All fees received by >> > Developers for Products distributed via the Market must be processed >> > by the Market's Payment Processor. >> > =========================================== >> >> > Now while this IS clearly written, an app called Visual Voicemail was >> > pulled after two years of being on the market...500k + downloads, 10k+ >> > ratings, and a high ranking, and all that -- they sold additional >> > addons thru their site I believe. >> >> > So I am confused, and since Google support seems to only respond every >> > lunar eclipse, I have to post this question here. Anyone with any >> > info, please do share. > > -- > 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
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