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With apple charging 30% of revenue [1] for in app purchases I'm sure that Bezos and others will continue to be concerned about the platform as well as the conte

With apple charging 30% of revenue [1] for in app purchases I'm sure that Bezos and others will continue to be concerned about the platform as well as the content. Might be a better strategy to partner with android than start a new ecosystem but I'm sure they want to have more control over the platform. [1] http://www.macstories.net/stories/a-discussion-about-apples-unsatisfactory-in-app-purchase-policies/ http://www.macstories.net/stories/a-discussion-about-apples-...

aroch 12y ago
Google[1] and Amazon[2] also charge 30%... [1] https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/112622?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ... >You receive 70% of the payment [2] http://gameservices.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/inapppurchasing.html http://gameservices.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/inapp... >developers earn 70 percent
- minthd 12y ago
  Google gives the app developer to use other in-app payments means, to save the fee.
- chuckcode 12y ago
  As stated in the original article I reference [1] and the google play developer policies [2] google/android has exceptions for goods that can be used on other devices like amazon prime movies, music, magazines, etc. That is why you can't buy new movies etc. in the amazon app on iPhone but you can on Android. In either case it is clear that the owners of the platform don't want it to turn into a commodity like the rest of the web and want a slice of all revenue. That means that amazon will need to have more leverage over the platform and devices. [1] http://www.macstories.net/stories/a-discussion-about-apples-unsatisfactory-in-app-purchase-policies/ http://www.macstories.net/stories/a-discussion-about-apples-... [2] https://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html https://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html

aroch 12y ago

Google[1] and Amazon[2] also charge 30%... [1] https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/112622?hl=en https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ... >You receive 70% of the payment [2] http://gameservices.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/inapppurchasing.html http://gameservices.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/inapp... >developers earn 70 percent

minthd 12y ago
Google gives the app developer to use other in-app payments means, to save the fee.
chuckcode 12y ago
As stated in the original article I reference [1] and the google play developer policies [2] google/android has exceptions for goods that can be used on other devices like amazon prime movies, music, magazines, etc. That is why you can't buy new movies etc. in the amazon app on iPhone but you can on Android. In either case it is clear that the owners of the platform don't want it to turn into a commodity like the rest of the web and want a slice of all revenue. That means that amazon will need to have more leverage over the platform and devices. [1] http://www.macstories.net/stories/a-discussion-about-apples-unsatisfactory-in-app-purchase-policies/ http://www.macstories.net/stories/a-discussion-about-apples-... [2] https://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html https://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html