ANDROID MARKET NOW SUPPORTS IN
Section: Communications, Smartphones, Computers, Software / Applications
It’s been a long time coming, the Android Market finally support In-app Billing. Users can now buy virtual goods inside Android apps, just like their friends on iOS.
Google announced that it would be coming last week to give developers time to prepare, and some of them have. Apps like Tap Tap Revenger and Comics by Comixology which rely on buying goods in the apps are ready on day one. Finally Comixology users on Android can buy comics straight from their phones without having to navigate the website (though they obviously still can).
For users, refunds are still possible with In-app Billing, though it is handled through the app and not the Android Market. Everything else should be the same.
For developers, Google takes the same 30 percent out of in-app purchases. That’s a good thing, however, because it means that free apps can now rely on in-app purchases to make money. Hooking users on a free app and making them pay for more content should be much easier than convincing them to pay for the experience up-front. Hopefully this will make Android a bit more profitable for developers.
Read [Android Developers]
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