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Google announces crackdown on in-app billing, aimed at Netflix and Spotify
- mtgx 6y agoStep 1: Make in-app payments API mandatory for Google Play Step 2: Apply the 30% charge to everyone, including subscription services Step 3: Mandate the same for the Chrome browser? (i.e. everyone who uses Netflix on Chrome, would have to use Google payments API and pay Google the commission for the "privilege") Monopolies act so predictably, it's not even funny. The moment they think they have a majority of users locked-in, that's when "cashing in" happens. This is why it's never a good idea to allow this to happen in the first place, both at the user/consumer level, as well as at the government level. Measures should be taken to prevent this situation from even being possible.