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I wonder why they allow skype? As far as I know skype use their own billing for credit. This isn't a physical product, so I can't see why this shouldn't be disa
by xioxox 13y ago
I wonder why they allow skype? As far as I know skype use their own billing for credit. This isn't a physical product, so I can't see why this shouldn't be disallowed by the terms of service.
- Joeri 13y agoIn a negotiation if one party is prepared to walk away and take a huge loss and the other is not, the party that is prepared to walk away will win the negotiations. Apple historically has been willing to cut into their own flesh to get big developers to obey the rules (if you will remember the amazon kindle in-app purchasing debacle). They would be willing to ban an app like Skype to make them comply. Google and microsoft have less resolve, they're not willing to ban a "must have" app for TOS violations, so that implicitly means those apps can ignore the TOS.
- spacemanmatt 13y agoIf Skype sold credits in-app they would have to follow the same rules.
- DominikR 13y agoBecause Skype allows you to use the digital content that you buy outside of the Android app. (Desktop, Web and so on) Apple has a similar rule. (We have an iOS App in the App Store that uses Paypal) Edit: Here's the relevant part from the TOS: Developers ... must use Google Play's in-app billing service as the method of payment, except: ... ... where payment is for digital content or goods that may be consumed outside of the app itself (e.g., buying songs that can be played on other music players).