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Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account

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Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account

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Post by skilled »

dna_polymerase wrote: post #8
skilled wrote: post #3

Still 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…

> Still not entirely sure what kind of apps this guy is making Yeah so you decided to post this bullshit comment and spread FUD instead of reading a few paragraphs into the actual article.

Did he edit the article to mention what his apps are about?

Let me check. /s

Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account

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Post by komali2 »

Wow, I feel for that company. I was always skeptical of people raising alarm bells at everything "going chrome," but now I'm starting to get it - Google has the ability to just nuke a company from orbit on a whim, and I'm not sure anybody can do anything about it.

Sure, that company developed a business around Google. But it still feels bad.

The only problem is that I don't trust a large portion of American politicians that are seeking regulation - they seem highly motivated to force Google to become a Chinese-style propagandic censorship machine (i.e. Republicans complaining about "bias" because the president's picture shows up if you Google image search for "moron.") So while articles like this make me feel bad, I feel trapped into a need to fervently defend Google and "tech companies" to avoid my concerns being coopted.

Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account

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Post by mirekrusin »

skilled wrote: post #3

Still 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…

Hey, where are Blockchain solutions for skipping this single authority problem?

Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account

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Post by mdp »

yulaow wrote: post #4

Wait a second... Did I understand it bad or if my Google dev account gets banned I cannot even create a new dev account directly linked to my person for the rest of my life? What.

That’s correct as far as I understand it. In OPs case, it seems this is what Google is accusing them of, creating a new account after other accounts were banned.

Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account

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Post by putzdown »

This is what monopolization looks and feels like. Google Play is less of a monopoly within its ecosystem than Apple’s App Store is, but in both cases you have a monopoly that brooks no competition and is consequently unaccountable and, well, evil. The only way to fix this is to force Google and Apple to allow alternative markets/stores on their platforms.

Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account

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Post by ForHackernews »

athirnuaimi wrote: post #7

As 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?

Re: Google terminated our start-up Google Play Publisher Account

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Post by cdmckay »

sbr464 wrote: post #16

Besides 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.

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