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Hyena on July 25, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon removes link to Kindle store from iOS app

Let's assume that there was a clear-cut way for Google to do that. Would it be simply wrong of Google to try to make money that way? Would it be any more wrong than charging users directly or putting ads up?

rryan on July 25, 2011 [–]

Actually, Google just launched an in-app payments system for any web-app. It started in the Chrome Web App Store but now can be offered on any app in any browser.

They charge a 5% transaction fee.

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