Tinder is tired of sharing recipes with Google. Bloomberg reports that the publisher of the dating app has decided to no longer allow the Play Store to manage purchases made in the app by Android users. When users want to subscribe or order, they are directed to the Tinder site. A system that is slightly less practical for customers, but makes it possible to overcome the 30% commission charged by Mountain View on transactions made through the payment system of the Google app store. For now, the App Store is unaffected by this change.
Play Store: Tinder follows a path followed by Netflix and Spotify
A decision that is part of the growing distrust of the blind. Before Tinder, other big names were out there. Netflix has been skipping the Play Store and App Store for new subscriptions for almost a year. Same with Spotify. Publishers believe they have become important enough and indispensable for users not to need Google and Apple for payment. Epic Games refused to even offer Fortnite on the Play Store for this reason.
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The American development studio even started a war on this in the midst of PC games. The Epic Games Store has been posing as an alternative to the giant Steam for months. The argument for convincing gamers and developers: a commission of only 12% on sales versus 30% for Steam, as in the Play Store and App Store. The most striking example is undoubtedly Metro Exodus, which was removed from Steam when it was made available for pre-order.
Source : Bloomberg
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