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It could do better if Google would pull their head out of the ass and bring Play gift cards to countries where there are less credit cards used on Play because
by tdkl 10y ago
It could do better if Google would pull their head out of the ass and bring Play gift cards to countries where there are less credit cards used on Play because people in majority don't have one by default (East and Central Europe for example). And it's not just you can't buy one, you can't redeem one bought in a neighbour country as well, you have to either do it in the country or use a VPN, which is batshit insane to me.
At the other hand iTunes cards are basically everywhere.
Because that's how you fight piracy - making possible that people can buy your shit easier in the first place.
- billyhoffman 10y agoDo you honestly believe that the reason that MV is making 4x more from iOS devices than Android, is a lack of gift cards? If the success or failure of your software marketplace comes down to a lack of gift cards, you have some serious problems.
- tdkl 10y agoIt's not a sole reason, but let's start bringing more options to people to buy the apps/content in the first place. Same thing with movie/music/TV piracy: - either services aren't available, - they are but the selection is gimped in dragonland thanks to licenses, - and or again the only way to purchase subscription is with a CC.
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- erikpukinskis 10y agoYou're hearing "gift" and imagining this is about birthday parties. Think "prepaid cards" if you like. Imagine a country with more fraud and less consumer credit availability than yours.
- st3v3r 10y agoWell, how else are those people supposed to purchase apps?