The move comes months after changes in Google billing system charges rattled many startups in India. We believe this is a fair approach that aligns with Google’s broader mission to help all developers succeed.” “This is why we are making this reduced fee on the first $1 million of total revenue earned each year available to every Play developer that uses the Play billing system, regardless of size. “We’ve heard from our partners making $2 million, $5 million and even $10 million a year that their services are still on a path to self-sustaining orbit,” wrote Sameer Samat, VP of Android and Google Play, in a blog post. That drop doesn’t apply to iOS apps if a developer’s revenue on Apple platform exceeds $1 million. Google’s new approach is slightly different from Apple, which last year said it would collect 15% rather than 30% of App Store sales from companies that generate no more than $1 million in revenue through the company’s platform.
