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Just to reiterate the other commenter who was inexplicably downvoted, donations are for charities, tips are profit. It seems completely reasonable to waive app
by willseth 6y ago
Just to reiterate the other commenter who was inexplicably downvoted, donations are for charities, tips are profit. It seems completely reasonable to waive app store commissions for a charity, but not something that's for profit.
- mayneack 6y agoCharities are not the only entities that receive donations. Political candidates and other advocacy groups (like the ACLU) are mostly donation based non-charities. This year I've seen dozens of restaurants asking for donations to keep afloat. Google may have a more constrained definition for their TOS, but I don't think this use of "donate" is outside the common understanding of the word.
- willseth 6y agoGiven the very obvious context of TFA, I don't see how this is relevant. Yes, what makes something a "charity" may be confusing and difficult to define. (AFAIK Google simply has a list of organizations they think are charities) However, it's not ambiguous or confusing at all that this guy is not a charity.
- mannerheim 6y agoThe other commenter was explicably downvoted because this is not a distinction that's made in the English language; a 'donation' in the vernacular does not imply it is tax-deductible, and this is not a distinction that Google itself is consistent with, since GoFundMe is available on the Play Store, and they refer to contributions made on that platform as 'donations'.