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I really don't want to come across as a troll or mean, but I don't know how to word this in any way that probably will not. Did you even think about the logisti
by uxp 16y ago
I really don't want to come across as a troll or mean, but I don't know how to word this in any way that probably will not. Did you even think about the logistics of your comment?
Apple is able to sell iTunes cards in retail stores because they operate the store that the cards are redeemed at. The monetary value of the card does not change from the price I pay for it at my local grocery store and the amount I am able to redeem from the online store. I can buy that card and buy any app with the value of that card.
If a third party was to create a similar system for Android it would be horribly broken. I don't even want to give any scenarios because there are thousands to describe how unmanageable and frustrating any system would end up being for end-users, from activation codes being incompatible between apps to apps not having redeeming capabilities built into them.
Google would have to start its own system to deal with store credits. I would rather they start fixing the problems developers have been complaining about for a while than try to implement additional features in an already un-polished (broken, dare I say?) system.
- Tichy 16y agoI was just saying. Besides, it is not so inconceivable to take money for processing the cards - credit card companies do so all the time. Also I think prepaid credit cards exist (not sure how exactly they work, though). Furthermore, who said it should work for the whole Android store?