It comes up all the time, and every time it comes back to "no, they specifically said not to do that".
At first glance, section 3.3: All fees received by Developers for Products distributed via the Market must be processed by the Market’s Payment Processor. "All fees". (And unless you have a weird contract with google checkout, your standard account is unlikely to do that 70/30 split, pay the carriers, etc - so its not the -market- payment processor.) On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > Disconnect, I don't think the market agreement is clear on this. > > It is clear that if you charge for apps, the payment has to go through > the Market processor. > > I'm talking about something different. In this scenario, the app > doesn't change and all functionality is still available to all users. > However, users can purchase virtual goods for use in the game (which > may also be attainable without purchase). > > The reason I am asking is not to skirt the rules without being caught. > Just the opposite, I'm seeking clarification up front to avoid > misunderstanding. That is why I'm looking for Google's input on how to > proceed. This has got to be a very common issue. And clearing this up > would help a lot of developers. > > I believe that selling virtual goods that can be used in an online > game app does not violate the agreement. I just want to get Google's > take. > > > > On Mar 23, 8:37 am, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > > Too bad for you that the market agreement is -very- clear about it and > > you've just publicly admitted any violation is willful and intentional. > ISTR > > the agreement says they can pull every dime you made from market if you > do > > that sort of thing... > > > > Good luck though. > > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Yahel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > I'm actually very interested as well. > > > I think if the Android Team doesn't answer it's just that it's not an > > > issue for them. > > > > > And as we say in France "Qui ne dit mot, consent" :D > > > > > I'm going to implement an in-app purchase in my next game. > > > I'm going to try to make it use Google checkout, this way if this is > > > infringing enough to get a cease an desist letter, at least, I will > > > always be able to claim they made money too ;D > > > > > I'll publish my cease and desist letter here if I get one :D > > > > > Yahel > > > > > -- > > > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > <android-developers%[email protected]<android-developers%[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. > > -- > 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]<android-developers%[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. > -- 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.
