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Re:Open-source apps removed from Google Play Store due to do... by chrisseaton on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @10:08AM (#21270453)
What’s wrong with that? They’re paying to host and review the app and create the platform it runs on.
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Re:Open-source apps removed from Google Play Store due to do... by carlallison on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:59PM (#21274088)
It's arguable since it's "donation" so one may expect to get the full donation instead of 30% cut by google but one may argue what exactly is (or isn't) a donation.
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Re:Open-source apps removed from Google Play Store due to do... by chrisseaton on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @03:05PM (#21274147)
I’m not sure why you’d expect to not pay a fee. Google’s expenses are the same for apps that take a charge as those that take a donation. Credit card processors charge the same fees on donations.

A donation doesn’t magically make everyone else work for free.

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Re:Open-source apps removed from Google Play Store due to do... by arthens on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @06:20PM (#21276608)
> Credit card processors charge the same fees on donations.

Yes, they charge 1/10 of what Google charges. The 30% has nothing to do with how much it cost them to run the service, so let's not pretend that they _have_ to charge them.

(I'm not saying they should offer cheap/free donations, I just don't think it's fair to talk about how much it costs them to run the service given that that's clearly not the driving factor)

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