Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for certain apps

Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by CPLX on Thursday June 24, 2021 @11:32AM (#27619062)

If we're guessing, another reasonable guess is that they worked out a licensing deal so they wouldn't have to fight Amazon but they could still go after the next guy that tries it.

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Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by taeric on Thursday June 24, 2021 @11:45AM (#27619253)

Right, but that is the same as a loss being expected. They want to wait for someone that they think they can make a winning case against. Right?

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Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by CPLX on Thursday June 24, 2021 @11:49AM (#27619324)

Not really. What they want is to protect their Trademark and avoid direct competition. Licensing serves to protect the mark in a way that just ignoring Amazon's behavior doesn't.

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Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by taeric on Thursday June 24, 2021 @12:10PM (#27619666)

Apologies, I should have asked if you have evidence that they licensed it? If so, that would require Amazon to note it in their site, no? I see no reason to think that is the case.

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Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by johnjj257 on Thursday June 24, 2021 @12:46PM (#27620206)

You're on 3rd order assumptions at this point

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Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by taeric on Thursday June 24, 2021 @12:58PM (#27620450)

This feels like a useful metric, but one I haven't really heard asserted before. Care to elaborate?

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Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by johnjj257 on Thursday June 24, 2021 @02:45PM (#27622118)

It's nothing formal just saying an assumption based on an assumption keeps having lower chances of being correct the further you take it.

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