In a court filing, Epic Games revealed that Google offered the company $147 million to launch Fortnite on the Play Store. The offer was made in 2020, shortly after Epic launched its own in-app payment system in Fortnite, which bypassed Google's payment processing fees. Google justified the offer by saying that it was necessary to prevent a "contagion" of popular...[ read more ]
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PhonePe Indus Appstore: A New Hope for Indian Developers?
PhonePe, the digital payments platform owned by Walmart, has launched Indus Appstore, a new app store for Android developers. The app store is designed to challenge the dominance of Google Play and Apple App Store in the Indian market. Indus Appstore is offering a number of attractive incentives to developers, including: Zero percent commission on in-app purchases Free developer account...[ read more ]