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by kotaKat 1517 days ago
So... Sweeney wasn't happy with 30%, and now he's not happy with a sweetheart 10% deal?

Pull the app and pull a Fortnite at this point and make people sideload it. I'm too tired of watching this fight over and over again, especially now that they're in the position of actually having a special deal that was given to them (even if it was pre-Epic).

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He's not ok with sweet heart deals conceptually. Because they're bullshit
Then I have good news, in that this isn't some special "sweetheart deal". 10% is the standard rev share for music streaming apps that participate in Google's "Play Media Experience Program".
That's still a sweetheart deal, and also looks like it's 5% better than the standard play media deal https://play.google.com/console/about/programs/mediaprogram/

To qualify you must

- App primarily offering video, audio, or books in which users pay to consume content - Over 100,000 monthly active installs on Google Play - High quality user experience with strong Google Play rating - Developer account in good standing - Integration of specific Google platforms and APIs based on type of media content - Additional requirements apply depending on the type of media content