N-E-N@lemmy.ca to Sync for Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAlternative payment system to skip 30% google tax?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareAlternative payment system to skip 30% google tax?N-E-N@lemmy.ca to Sync for Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
Is this an option that exists or could be added in the future? 30% off would make the pricing feel less steep
minus-squarekeenkoon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoNoob question, but can they do that? Don’t they have to follow play store’s rules and give the 30% cut? Unless they use another platform for android, but then less people would use the app
minus-squarenogooduser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoThey can do that, yes, but they would have to distribute it somewhere other than the Google store. This introduces a lot of extra work replacing the license management and accepting payment and possibly other benefits that I don’t know about.
Noob question, but can they do that? Don’t they have to follow play store’s rules and give the 30% cut?
Unless they use another platform for android, but then less people would use the app
They can do that, yes, but they would have to distribute it somewhere other than the Google store. This introduces a lot of extra work replacing the license management and accepting payment and possibly other benefits that I don’t know about.