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Re:Google Play service fee reduced to 15% for the first $1M/... by joebob42 on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @03:23AM (#26487597)
One other case where imo the 5% should apply: if someone goes to the store and searches for your app by exact name.

Ie if I go to the store and search "Netflix", the store hasn't helped me discover that product.

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Re:Google Play service fee reduced to 15% for the first $1M/... by tweetle_beetle on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @05:37AM (#26488644)
That makes sense on paper, but in a world of instant search, search completion and search suggestion, doesn't it become a bit murky?
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Re:Google Play service fee reduced to 15% for the first $1M/... by curryst on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @10:30AM (#26491747)
They have, in a way, by providing the index you use to find it. They're your portal to apps in a sense. Frankly it makes more sense to me to charge more when people find your app through the app store. It makes less sense to me that they take 15% if someone Googles your app to get the app store link. They didn't even use the app store search to find it.
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