Google wants a 30 percent cut on all sales made started in its app store
September 29, 2020
Google wants app developers to pay a 30 percent cut on all sales related to their products if they were initially downloaded from its app store. A number of developers, including Netflix and Spotify, have bypassed the requirement by offering free apps for download and then charging customers for subscriptions through their apps instead of through Google.
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