By Mugdha Variyar Oct 21, 2020 7:39:41 PM IST (Published)
Google held its first industry meeting with Indian app developers on October 21 following weeks of backlash by the Indian startup community over its Play Store billing policy.
Multiple Indian app developers have asked Google to lower its 30 percent fee on in-app purchases of digital goods, during a meeting with the global team of Google Play on Wednesday, sources told CNBC-TV18.
Google held its first industry meeting with Indian app developers on October 21 following weeks of backlash by the Indian startup community over its Play Store billing policy, which was also put forth before the IT Ministry and the Competition Commission of India.
"Some developers who joined the webinar did raise concern about the 30 percent commission, and asked if it can be lowered," a person privy to the meeting said.