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Re:Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account by ForHackernews on Sunday December 30, 2018 @07:28AM (#18788831)
Wait, am I understanding correctly that Apple and Google actually charge developers money to produce the content that Apple and Google monetize on their app stores?
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Re:Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account by athirnuaimi on Sunday December 30, 2018 @07:31AM (#18788846)
They charge to have access to the dev tools and the right to publish apps. There are real costs to doing this right and I believe most developers are happy to pay.
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Re:Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account by chillydawg on Sunday December 30, 2018 @07:33AM (#18788858)
Other than the 30% fee they charge and ad revenue generated via the apps? Please. That fee is 100% an anti spam mechanism.
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Re:Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account by simonh on Sunday December 30, 2018 @07:39AM (#18788888)
IIRC it’s about $100 or so per year. Basically hobby money just to make sure anyone submitting apps for review means it.
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Re:Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account by glow8 on Sunday December 30, 2018 @10:52AM (#18789691)
The Play Store only charges you $25 when you register, $100 a year is for Apple
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Re:Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account by lern_too_spel on Sunday December 30, 2018 @09:02AM (#18789200)
That $100 per year is required just to keep apps installed on your own iDevices, let alone submitting them for review.
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Re:Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account by simonh on Sunday December 30, 2018 @10:55AM (#18789707)
That hasn’t been true since XCode 7. You can side load apps onto your own devices from XCode with a free developer account, you only have to pay the fee to submit apps to the App Store.
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Re:Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account by lern_too_spel on Sunday December 30, 2018 @12:37PM (#18790271)
You cannot "keep apps installed on your own iDevices" because without paying that fee, you have to re-sign and reinstall your apps every week.
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