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Alternative payment system to skip 30% google tax? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/syncforlemmy

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Is this an option that exists or could be added in the future?

30% off would make the pricing feel less steep

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My company tried transitioning app subscriptions to alternatives outside the app stores and it was not worth it. Credit card fraud was a massive issue. It got so bad the payment networks (Visa, MasterCard) threatened to ban us from their networks.

Google and Apple aren't totally rent seeking.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Interesting, thanks for the insight

30% def too high tho haha

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly not really when compared to the alternative. Our net payout through alternatives was closer to 60%. We experienced a bot attack one month where we actually lost money due to generating massive transaction fees on bogus chargebacks.

I thought Google shifted to a flat 15% anyway (especially for small app developers). It's really a no brainer for app developers then.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Def forgot they switched to 15% for the first million. That's very reasonable