Is online Office 365 (I'm using Firefox on Linux) comparable to gdocs?
My account's payment method has been flagged twice for some reason, and reading this makes me think how screwed I'd be if my startup's gapps account gets flagged.
Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account
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Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account
#22As someone who has built and published apps on both major platforms, this issue of not being able to speak to someone is a problem on the Apple platform as well (as on Googles). As mentioned in the article, it’s heart wrenching to receive an email saying there is a problem with your app and know that the app or the release you worked so hard on might not get published. Having a release rejected can also be as bad as…
I'd believe I'd rather just have a secure platform that's open to any apps, no gatekeepers. Kind of like the web. Almost anyone can make an website and no gatekeeper gets in the way. We mostly trust the browsers are secure (or at least I trust Chrome to be secure, maybe Firefox too soon).
I feel like iOS in particular could already do this. They could just let users install apps from anywhere and then do their best to keep their platform secure.
I'm sure others disagree though but I feel like if you want a gatekeeper you should opt in. You're free to only install apps certified by "somecompanywhoauditsapps.com" or "apple.com" but if you want to you're also free to just install them from anywhere.
I suppose you'd still end up with the same problem that if you choose to go through "apple.com" they might not approve your app but hopefully with alternatives there would be more incentive to provide better support. I can certainly imagine Epic Games would jump at chance to offer their own iOS store. Valve might as well.
Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account
#23>Do not attempt to register a new developer account. Any new accounts will be closed and your developer registration fee will not be refunded. We recommend that you use an alternative method for distributing your apps in the future.
If this is a serous problem, why is there no other app store? There should be plenty of programmers who need another method to reach their customers.
For starters, Amazon's app store should do [1]. If enough developers reach out to their customers, it could become a viable alternative.
That said, "The Castle" [2] should be a compulsory reading for each Android developer, or app developers in general.
Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account
#24We also have this story on HN today https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18781473
Imagine a world in which Google Pay is dominant, and your Google Play account is terminated, and nowhere takes cash, and you can't buy food now, or ever.
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#25I just watched a couple of Black Mirror episodes and reading this feels eerie from that perspective.
Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account
#26As someone who has built and published apps on both major platforms, this issue of not being able to speak to someone is a problem on the Apple platform as well (as on Googles). As mentioned in the article, it’s heart wrenching to receive an email saying there is a problem with your app and know that the app or the release you worked so hard on might not get published. Having a release rejected can also be as bad as…
Wait, am I understanding correctly that Apple and Google actually charge developers money to produce the content that Apple and Google monetize on their app stores?
They charge to have access to the dev tools and the right to publish apps. There are real costs to doing this right and I believe most developers are happy to pay.
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#27>If I have a problem with Google Ads, I can just make a phone call and have direct customer support. hahahahahhahahaha no
As with all things like this, it depends on entirely who you are and how much you spend.
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#28Still not entirely sure what kind of apps this guy is making, are they legitimate? Otherwise, it looks like a reoccurring HN thing, where people plea for help while they're actually involved in some shady stuff. Not trying to accuse the author, of course. At the same time, it drives me nuts to see these kinds of flaws in the system. People get invested in a platform, and then one day that platform kicks you in the nu…
From their website [0] they seem to make city lifestyle apps. Apps for public transport in Spanish cities, a price comparison app for utilities, a pollution level map.
I would guess they supplement their own app income with contracting.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wait, am I understanding correctly that Apple and Google actually charge developers money to produce the content that Apple and Google monetize on their app stores?
They charge to have access to the dev tools and the right to publish apps. There are real costs to doing this right and I believe most developers are happy to pay.
Other than the 30% fee they charge and ad revenue generated via the apps? Please. That fee is 100% an anti spam mechanism.
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#30Besides the point/argument laid out in the article, could you mention any possible reasons you think this may have happened? Would help to hear.
Exactly. From the wording of the email, it sounds like his previous ventures might have been doing something shady and those accounts are linked to the startup account.
How shady would it have to be to justify banning someone for life?