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So it' only games that have to use Google's billing? Not the Amazon Kindle app? Or music distribution apps?

• zmmmmm 13y ago
  Yes, only games, from the text of the change. This hints that perhaps the change is aimed at their attempts to implement parental controls and push into the child / family-friendly market? If using Google's system then they can enforce the controls on in-app billing set at the device level. Of course, it is also possible that they recognize there is a lot of revenue flowing now from games through in-app purchases and have decided just to be anti-competitive assholes. But I would have to say, that has not been their form to date.