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Let's look at some background 1) The issue is that Google is attacking competitors using the App Store as a weapon Google Pay is one of the biggest payment ap
by switch11 6y ago
Let's look at some background
1) The issue is that Google is attacking competitors using the App Store as a weapon
Google Pay is one of the biggest payment apps in India
It attacked PayTm, another very big payment app, by making its app disappear
2) So lots of Indian companies are using it as an opportunity to do BOTH
A) Point out Google attacking competitors
B) Google taking 30% cut is unsustainable
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Now, in INdia Android has 95% market share
So Apple gets a free pass by virtue of being so tiny in India
- hawkoy 6y agoAttacked Paytm? They have fantasy cricket now which is definitely gambling and my dad is getting spammed with messages that look exactly like scams. I am glad they removed it even if just for a few hours. They didn't comply after being requested to multiple times. Justifying it as cashback can be used for almost anything in the way they have done.
- d3nj4l 6y agoYes. This is entirely because PayTM thought it was too big to fail - and Google shut it down anyway.
- ape4 6y agoNo 30% is a big deal... "The government's existing Mobile Seva App Store is expected to be refurbished to create the Indian App Store and all the applications in it, will not be charged for gatekeeping."
- higerordermap 6y agoThis is annoying as shit. Lot of people use Google Pay or Amazon Pay because they are good.