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i personally dont agree with that double standard... On Feb 25, 2011 10:28 PM, "Zsolt Vasvari" <[email protected]> wrote: > In-app billing doesn't support the subscriptions model: > > http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=140504 > > So, yes, I'd say if you are selling an app with subscriptions, you are > violating the TOS and your app is subject to removal. > > > > On Feb 26, 10:36 am, davemac <[email protected]> wrote: >> Google announced in-app billing. Seehttp:// developer.android.com/guide/market/billing/index.html. >> >> - dave >> >> On Feb 25, 9:26 pm, rich friedel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > 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. 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