What carrier does that go to on nexus and such? Those devices don't have
assigned carriers, and the software load is created by google. (That 30% was
explained as incentive/payment for shipping the market, passing
compatibility tests, etc.)

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Streets Of Boston <flyingdutc...@gmail.com
> wrote:

> Well,
>
> This is what Google told us at the Android Developers Lab. The bulk of
> the 30% goes to the carriers, a fraction of this 30% goes to google to
> run Google Checkout and the payment processor.
>
> I guess the bulk of the 30% that goes to the carrier is an incentive
> to have Android Market (and not other markets?) installed.
>
>
> On Feb 23, 10:49 am, Disconnect <dc.disconn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Google has been very vague about where that 30% goes when you're on a
> nexus,
> > adp, etc.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Hekki <kaye...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> >
> > > Are you sure about the carrier thing ?
> >
> > > I don't see when they are involved :
> >
> > > Clients only use the carrier as a dumb pipe here to get internet
> > > access, they pay using google checkout which have their credit card
> > > information(much like itunes does).
> > > So google handle the payment itself.
> >
> > > When is the carrier involved at all ? I don't understand.
> >
> > > Yahel
> >
> > > On 23 fév, 15:58, Streets Of Boston <flyingdutc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Yep, you're correct.
> > > > Google gets only a small portion of the 30% to cover the costs of the
> > > > payment transactions. The bulk of the 30% goes to the carriers. At an
> > > > Android Dev Lab Google told us Google's share just covers their cost.
> >
> > > > On Feb 22, 9:16 pm, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)"
> >
> > > > <cor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > You might want to drop the "let's not forget" clause as it's
> something
> > > > > that wouldn't help any petition and could keep people from agreeing
> > > > > with you.
> >
> > > > > Google doesn't get 30% of your app sales, the carrier's cut, taxes,
> > > > > fees for the merchant account and other costs eat that up to
> probably
> > > > > zero profit or near to it.
> >
> > > > > -John Coryat
> >
> > > > > On Feb 22, 7:56 pm, Matthew LeMieux <cycleme...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Has anybody else noticed that it is very difficult for many users
> to
> > > go
> > > > > > through the flow to even be able to purchase an app?  I would
> like to
> > > see
> > > > > > getting a paid app be as easy as getting a free app.  Perhaps
> giving
> > > users
> > > > > > the opportunity to register and add apps to their phone on a
> desktop
> > > rather
> > > > > > than only on the phone (similar to the experience iPhone users
> have).
> >
> > > > > > When I originally went through the flow on my G1, I found that
> the
> > > > > > registration data was in a small dialog where I couldn't really
> see
> > > what was
> > > > > > being entered while I was entering it.  I was a highly motivated
> user
> > > and
> > > > > > hence completed the whole process, but what about a casual user?
> >
> > > > > > How many users do you think have fallen out of your sales funnel
> at
> > > that
> > > > > > point?   I would be very interested to see data on how many
> android
> > > users
> > > > > > have completed the registration flow for purchasing paid apps...
> >
> > > > > > -Matthew
> >
> > > > > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 5:43 AM, Rob Irondad <
> rob.iron...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi fellow developers.
> > > > > > > I've come up with this text for a petition (warning: long):
> >
> > > > > > >http://docs.google.com/View?id=dd9hmc43_0c9zh58gd
> >
> > > > > > > You're all welcome to review it and send your comments before I
> > > > > > > publish it to some petition website.
> > > > > > > You can email me directly (rob.iron...@gmail.com).
> >
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