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Re:Google Play by karlmdavis on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @06:29PM (#3673426)
> So what motivation does Google really have, to throw resources at the problems facing paid-app economics?

The 30% cut they get of each app sale: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/...

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Re:Google Play by bluejeansummer on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @08:44PM (#3673875)
That fee goes to the carriers and payment processors. Google doesn't take a cut.

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/10/android-marke... Paragraph 4

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