Exclusive: Google leans on developers to use payment service
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Yes, but not gaping.
I actually support this move. A consistent and safe format is needed across the board. It certainly seems heavy handed that it's the google system, but it's not different than apple with their system. Ultimately it's better for the users to have a known and trusted payment system.
It's interesting.
One of the most popular series of phones within the Android ecosystem - have no carrier branding, come only with the default OS with third party modifications, both hardware and software are controlled by one company. Hmmm, I could swear I know another company that releases its phones like this.
Also throw in the mandatory Holo requirements and this, sounds like Google is making small but very deliberate steps towards curation of their platform. Again, reminds me of another company, one of their competitors in fact.
Google denies Android app payment crack-down
I guess you should always believe the first report you see
seems Google's policy hasn't changed one bit
I really have no idea what you're talking about here.
Anyways, it appears it's false. That said, I still support google having a better market (or Play as they have now named it for some reason). The app store was one thing where the iphone was much better than android, although the improvements have been significant.
Anyways, it appears it's false. That said, I still support google having a better market (or Play as they have now named it for some reason). The app store was one thing where the iphone was much better than android, although the improvements have been significant.
I'm a patient man.Google denies Android app payment crack-down
I guess you should always believe the first report you see
seems Google's policy hasn't changed one bit
Google has a history of denying things that later on get revealed.
Unless you're talking about from a functional stand point then not really. It's considered a developer phone. It's open to modification (encouraged in fact). I've already modified mine. A completely different experience from when I owned an iphone. The other non-nexus phones are modified by the telephone companies to suit their needs, but the end user can modify them too. With the iphone it's their way or not at all. Night and day.
I'm referring to how Google controls the hardware and OS completely. No crap loaded from the carriers. Longer cycle of support and updates from Google.
Not really. Android has rooting and unlocking the bootloader. iPhone has jailbreaking. Both allows for the end user to customize the hell out of their mobile.
Google have their own developer phone, obviously they control the OS. That's the point. That's why me and other power users buy nexus phones. And I'd wager a significant number of them are running custom operating systems.
And rooting and jailbreaking are not the same thing. Rooting is OK with the hardware manufacturers. Some of them actively encourage it (HTC) and they don't make every effort they can to restrict it. Root based apps are available in the standard android market, no need for a third party stores like cydia. Apple does everything within their power to stop jailbreaking while android manufacturers don't concern themselves about it or even assist in it. That's what makes android open.
