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This may sound like a snippy question, but I'm genuinely curious as to why this is considered news? Isn't this just getting another payment option, similar to
by gmiller123456 5y ago
This may sound like a snippy question, but I'm genuinely curious as to why this is considered news? Isn't this just getting another payment option, similar to what many, many other services have been offering for over a decade? Seriously, am I missing something?
- dm319 5y agoI'm also confused, as I think I simply pay Spotify for my premium subscription (given I joined Spotify using it mainly on the desktop). Which bit is new?
- addandsubtract 5y agoI just reread the article, because at first it sounded like Spotify was announcing a payment method of their own, ala Google Pay. Instead, this is Spotify announcing that you'll be able to pay for a subscription in the app using another payment method _besides_ Google Pay, which is the standard for all in app purchases. It's only news, because it's the first finde Google has allowed an IAP without going through Google Pay.
- meatmanek 5y agoBoth the Apple App Store and (I believe) the Google Play Store have requirements that any digital goods purchased through an app that's distributed through the App/Play store use the payment system provided by Apple/Google, which takes a 30% cut in most cases. This is a big deal because both Apple and Google have been fighting to keep that 30% cut for years, despite the fact that neither company is really providing much value as a payments provider; they're just extracting rent from their monopoly position as the distributor for apps in iPhone/Android land.