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An expansion may never come. When they created their new policy requiring use of Google Play for all IAP, they could have easily carved out an exception for ap

An expansion may never come. When they created their new policy requiring use of Google Play for all IAP, they could have easily carved out an exception for app teams not based in countries served by their payment system. Anyone bright enough to be hired by Google to write app store policies would have been smart enough to anticipate this scenario. Since Google doesn't make glaring mistakes like this, it was intentional. The only logical conclusion is that Google wants all Android development outside of the countries it has named to cease immediately.

yohui 13y ago
> The only logical conclusion is that Google wants all Android development outside of the countries it has named to cease immediately. What would be the motive? More likely they didn't want to risk carving an exception (leading to e.g. scammers taking advantage of the loophole, breaking users' payment expectations, etc.) . Restricting third-party payment methods within a curated store is related to but distinct from the issue at hand: the limited number of countries supported by Google Wallet. For that, lack of experience and/or lethargy is a simpler and sufficient explanation. No need to invent a more complicated theory.
- yincrash 13y ago
  To clarify, if it was allowed, all someone would have to do is register their app in a country that didn't require Google's IAP, then they wouldn't have to pay Google's 30% cut.
- downandout 13y ago
  I have no idea what the motive would be. But I do know that without financial incentive, it is difficult to believe that Android development will continue outside of Wallet-supported countries. They could still use in-app banners, but those revenues tend to be abysmally low vs. IAP and in many cases will destroy the user experience. There may be a few people that code them for pleasure or practice in these countries, but if there is no money in it, people will find better things to do.

yohui 13y ago

> The only logical conclusion is that Google wants all Android development outside of the countries it has named to cease immediately. What would be the motive? More likely they didn't want to risk carving an exception (leading to e.g. scammers taking advantage of the loophole, breaking users' payment expectations, etc.) . Restricting third-party payment methods within a curated store is related to but distinct from the issue at hand: the limited number of countries supported by Google Wallet. For that, lack of experience and/or lethargy is a simpler and sufficient explanation. No need to invent a more complicated theory.

yincrash 13y ago
To clarify, if it was allowed, all someone would have to do is register their app in a country that didn't require Google's IAP, then they wouldn't have to pay Google's 30% cut.
downandout 13y ago
I have no idea what the motive would be. But I do know that without financial incentive, it is difficult to believe that Android development will continue outside of Wallet-supported countries. They could still use in-app banners, but those revenues tend to be abysmally low vs. IAP and in many cases will destroy the user experience. There may be a few people that code them for pleasure or practice in these countries, but if there is no money in it, people will find better things to do.