On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 7:52 AM, WebbWebs <[email protected]> wrote: > I came across something in Google's API documentation that makes > me think that ANY use of their APIs in a "paid" app requires a $10,000/ > yr license... even it the cost of the app was only $0.99. >
That's not quite how it works. Google doesn't care if you charge people to use your web app. They care if you charge people to view *their map*. You can use the free Maps API as part of a paid app if the map itself is freely available to the general public. Imagine your app worked like this: 1. Look up your birthplace on a Google map for free 2. Pay to find out more Then you could use the free API. OTOH, if the app works like this: 1. Pay to enter the site 2. Having paid, look up your birthplace on a Google map Then you would have to get a Premier license. -Mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps JavaScript API v3" 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/google-maps-js-api-v3?hl=en.
