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Please, stop jumping to conclusions. This doesn't seem to be because of the Argentine government, as Chile has also been removed from Google Play. (Spanish) ht

by molmalo 13y ago

Please, stop jumping to conclusions. This doesn't seem to be because of the Argentine government, as Chile has also been removed from Google Play. (Spanish) http://faqsandroid.com/google-retira-a-chile-y-mas-paises-de-la-zona-la-posibilidad-de-vender-apps-de-pago/ http://faqsandroid.com/google-retira-a-chile-y-mas-paises-de... (English) http://translate.google.com.ar/translate?sl=es&tl=en&prev=_t&hl=es-419&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http://faqsandroid.com/google-retira-a-chile-y-mas-paises-de-la-zona-la-posibilidad-de-vender-apps-de-pago/ http://translate.google.com.ar/translate?sl=es&tl=en&#38... So, now it seems that is Google who has to explain the reasons of this move. If I had to guess, I would say that those countries didn't represent a big market for them to support. But we won't know the reason behind this until Google reports one.

seppo0010 13y ago
I don't know much about it, but Argentina was in the list 3 weeks ago, while Chile wasn't. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9LHABfCIzr0J:https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/150324%3Fhl%3Des+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ar http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9LHABfC...
molmalo 13y ago
UPDATE: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/3157692?hl=en&ref_topic=15867 https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ... >"Due to ongoing challenges making payments to Argentine developers, we will no longer be able to pay Google Play developers based in Argentina." ... >"We realize this change will be painful, and will continue exploring ways to resume funding Argentine developers." While they don't specify which challenges they are facing, I read somewhere that the problem seems to be that banks in Argentina charge international transfers with a fee of around 1/1000 of the money being transferred, with a minimum fee of around (usd) $75, making the payments too expensive for Google on small accounts.

by molmalo 13y ago

seppo0010 13y ago

I don't know much about it, but Argentina was in the list 3 weeks ago, while Chile wasn't. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9LHABfCIzr0J:https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/150324%3Fhl%3Des+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ar http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9LHABfC...

molmalo 13y ago

UPDATE: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/3157692?hl=en&ref_topic=15867 https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ... >"Due to ongoing challenges making payments to Argentine developers, we will no longer be able to pay Google Play developers based in Argentina." ... >"We realize this change will be painful, and will continue exploring ways to resume funding Argentine developers." While they don't specify which challenges they are facing, I read somewhere that the problem seems to be that banks in Argentina charge international transfers with a fee of around 1/1000 of the money being transferred, with a minimum fee of around (usd) $75, making the payments too expensive for Google on small accounts.