Is there even a place where you can send a free-form e-mail for support at all???? I can't find it, all I see are prepackaged questions.
On Feb 27, 7:26 pm, "JAlexoid (Aleksandr Panzin)" <jalex...@gmail.com> wrote: > It does apply, because the Market team just does not reply with > explanations. Plain and simple. There is literally no way of knowing > if what I do for my local users to be able to buy will result in the > app being pulled without notice. > > I do sell. But with the slowness of market penetration, I have > registered a company in another country to be able to sell.(I am > fortunate that I can register a company in another country with ease) > I can sell easily, but I cannot buy anything... > > By the looks of it there is no "developer relations" people in the > market team whatsoever. And the developers are the ones that make the > market something valuable. > > On 26 фев, 17:26, rich friedel <rich.frie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > So then how does all of this apply to you? > > > According to what you just said your application isn't even being sold on > > the market thus you need not worry about it being removed for going through > > a third-party vendor or accepting payment without including Google in the > > process. > > > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:47 AM, JAlexoid (Aleksandr Panzin) < > > > jalex...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I would say it's not only the 30%, but the fact that Google is too > > > slow in implementing app sales globally. > > > I am not aware how hard it is to do it globally, but it is not hard to > > > implement app sales within Europe.(I've actually had a lot of informal > > > discussion with the best accounting lawyers and accountants in several > > > countries) > > > > I live in one of the smaller countries in EU and I don't expect to be > > > able to sell or even buy apps for a long time on the AM. And that > > > annoys me a lot! > > > > So reading the market agreement, I have to go through all sort of > > > hoops just to earn anything on the AM. And for buying stuff I have to > > > get a SIM from another country. > > > And they wonder why some people say that Android is not easy to use... > > > > On 26 фев, 08:24, HeyYouThere <newsome...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > So as of right now, the major app lookout is subject to removal -- but > > > > won't be removed because Google selectively enforces it's TOS. They > > > > collect your CC directly into the application. I'm not trying to rag > > > > on them, but the facts, are facts. > > > > > Since using PayPal would probably just get the app removed once google > > > > realized they weren't getting their 30% -- Is it a violation to to use > > > > the google checkout web api for subscriptions-- building that into the > > > > app? > > > > > Thanks everyone for taking the time to try and help me with this. It's > > > > an absolute shame we have NO OFFICIAL SUPPORT to direct these > > > > questions toward. > > > > > On Feb 25, 9:53 pm, rich friedel <rich.frie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > unless your special like Slacker Radio and run the subscription > > > > > through > > > the > > > > > carrier! > > > > > > i personally dont agree with that double standard... > > > > > On Feb 25, 2011 10:28 PM, "Zsolt Vasvari" <zvasv...@gmail.com> wrote:> > > > In-app billing doesn't support the subscriptions model: > > > > > >http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answe. > > > .. > > > > > > > So, yes, I'd say if you are selling an app with subscriptions, you > > > are > > > > > > violating the TOS and your app is subject to removal. > > > > > > > On Feb 26, 10:36 am, davemac <davemac...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Google announced in-app billing. Seehttp:// > > > > > > developer.android.com/guide/market/billing/index.html. > > > > > > >> - dave > > > > > > >> On Feb 25, 9:26 pm, rich friedel <rich.frie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > >> > didn't they just do an update to the market which allows in-app > > > > > billing? > > > > > >> > On Feb 25, 2011 9:16 PM, "HeyYouThere" <newsome...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > >> > > Thank you for your reply. Here's what I don't understand: > > > > > > >> > > Lookout - They have you enter your payment information directly > > > into > > > > > >> > > the app -- taking a credit card payment for their subscription > > > > > service > > > > > > >> > > Google does not support this yet in the market...So do you > > > > > >> > > think > > > I am > > > > > >> > > SOL? > > > > > > >> > > On Feb 25, 7:39 pm, Zsolt Vasvari <zvasv...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > >> I am no lawyer, but AFAIK you CANNOT take any 3rd party > > > payments in > > > > > an > > > > > >> > >> app marketed through the Google Android Market. This is not > > > against > > > > > >> > >> PayPal per se and it's fair otherwise what would stop you from > > > > > >> > >> offering a "free" app and then charge the user outside of the > > > > > Market, > > > > > >> > >> thus not giving Google their 30% cut? Of course, as opposed > > > to > > > > > >> > >> Apple, you have the option to sell your app on your own or on > > > > > >> > >> alternate markets and do whatever you want. > > > > > > >> > >> If you have a subscription tied into your app, and you are not > > > > > giving > > > > > >> > >> Google their cut, you could certainly wake up one morning and > > > find > > > > > >> > >> your app pulled -- and rightly so. > > > > > > >> > >> On Feb 25, 2:53 pm, HeyYouThere <newsome...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > >> > >> > Well, > > > > > > >> > >> > I am a developer and I understand that you guys have this > > > thing > > > > > lately > > > > > >> > >> > where you will randomly pull apps...Even ones that have been > > > there > > > > > >> > >> > since Genesis 1:1. > > > > > > >> > >> > Anywho, I have a subscription tied into my app, and I am > > > > > wondering, IF > > > > > >> > >> > I WILL WAKE UP AND FIND MY SUPENDED PULLED BECAUSE I USE THE > > > > > PAYPAL > > > > > >> > >> > ANDROID API FOR SUBSCRIPTION PAYMENTS? > > > > > > >> > >> > Quote: > > > > > >> > >> > ======================================== > > > > > >> > >> > 3.3 You may also choose to distribute Products for free. If > > > the > > > > > >> > >> > Product is free, you will not be charged a Transaction Fee. > > > You > > > > > may > > > > > >> > >> > not collect future charges from users for copies of the > > > Products > > > > > that > > > > > >> > >> > those users were initially allowed to download for free. > > > > > >> > >> > This > > > is > > > > > not > > > > > >> > >> > intended to prevent distribution of free trial versions of > > > the > > > > > Product > > > > > >> > >> > with an "upsell" option to obtain the full version of the > > > Product: > > > > > >> > >> > Such free trials for Products are encouraged. However, if > > > > > >> > >> > you > > > want > > > > > to > > > > > >> > >> > collect fees after the free trial expires, you must collect > > > all > > > > > fees > > > > > >> > >> > for the full version of the Product through the Payment > > > Processor > > > > > on > > > > > >> > >> > the Market. In this Agreement, "free" means there are no > > > charges > > > > > or > > > > > >> > >> > fees of any kind for use of the Product. All fees received > > > > > >> > >> > by > > > > > >> > >> > Developers for Products distributed via the Market must be > > > > > processed > > > > > >> > >> > by the Market's Payment Processor. > > > > > >> > >> > =========================================== > > > > > > >> > >> > Now while this IS clearly written, an app called Visual > > > Voicemail > > > > > was > > > > > >> > >> > pulled after two years of being on the market...500k + > > > downloads, > > > > > 10k+ > > > > > >> > >> > ratings, and a high ranking, and all that -- they sold > > > additional > > > > > >> > >> > addons thru their site I believe. > > > > > > >> > >> > So I am confused, and since Google support seems to only > > > respond > > > > > every > > > > > >> > >> > lunar eclipse, I have to post this question here. 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