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I don't understand why that's a problem for google. How do you find and install apps? Oh right - through google play!
by Kenji 11y ago
I don't understand why that's a problem for google. How do you find and install apps? Oh right - through google play!
- boomzilla 11y ago1. There is little money in google play. 2. If the retailers are big enough, they can easily strike deals with carriers/ phone manufacturers. Or, like Amazon tried, create their own market place.
- calbear81 11y ago- No e-commerce sites charge money on any app stores for users to download their apps since they want the largest audience possible shopping them. - Google Play only takes a cut of in-app purchases of digital goods and not physical things. Most e-commerce companies would not survive if Google took a 30% cut of everything sold since margins in many industries are in single digits (electronics/computer parts for example are generally less than 5%).
- sreyaNotfilc 11y agoCorrect, but I think Kenji's point is that you are buying a Google phone (Android) to have the privilege to download apps from Google Play. Android market share is at 79%. http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougolenick/2015/05/27/apple-ios-and-google-android-smartphone-market-share-flattening-idc/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougolenick/2015/05/27/apple-ios...