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1. faangguyindia · 1790424527 · focus · HN ↗

   Our app has 17,000+ users and has never paid a cent to Google :) With a little out of box thinking, you can avoid Google tax.

   1. philipallstar · 1790427692 · focus · HN ↗

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      1. moooo99 · 1790428339 · focus · HN ↗

         Good thing the companies that participate in the current AI craze would never ever behave in any way parasitic.

         1. philipallstar · 1790429231 · focus · HN ↗

            Whataboutism is just so pointless.

            1. moooo99 · 1790436894 · focus · HN ↗

               pointless, yes. Entertaining, also yes.

               Regardless of my whataboutism, I still think tax is an very apt description of what the Google Play and App Store fees effectively represent. I would be happy to call it a fee if the stores would actually allow effective competition. But as it stands right now, the "government" like behaviours make the wording tax fairly accurate.

               1. philipallstar · 1790439157 · focus · HN ↗

                  As long as they can lock you up for not paying it, it's a tax.
            2. Dylan16807 · 1790466793 · focus · HN ↗

               Saying "they got their share already" is not whataboutism. Money is fungible and debts cancel out.
      2. mitxela · 1790428557 · focus · HN ↗

         it's actually Google being parasitic on all the apps' infra. I paid for the app store infra when I bought my phone, and every time I open it and see ads, and with my tracking data for the NSA. They don't need to be allowed to quadruple dip.

         1. philipallstar · 1790429220 · focus · HN ↗

            > I paid for the app store infra when I bought my phone

            How do you know that?

            1. mitxela · 1790429646 · focus · HN ↗

               Money was deducted from my bank account.

               1. philipallstar · 1790429948 · focus · HN ↗

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               2. Rohansi · 1790479201 · focus · HN ↗

                  How much went to Google? Most Android phones aren't made by Google.
      3. pmlnr · 1790447164 · focus · HN ↗

         Given what google search/AI/data tracking is, there should be no shame in using their infra for free. Hell,it should all be free by default.

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