Defending its position on Play Store service fee for developers and its stance on user choice billing policy, Google said that Google Play’s service fees are actually the lowest among major app stores. The tech giant estimates less than 60 of the over 200,000 Indian developers on Google Play currently could pay a service fee of above 15 per cent.
"This fee is further reduced by 4 per cent if a user pays through an alternative billing system," the company said in a blog post.
Google said that only 3 per cent of developers in India sell digital goods or services and therefore would need to pay a service fee.
"For the vast majority of developers, service fees are 15 per cent or less due to the range of pricing programs Google Play offers," said the company.
The CCI last week ordered an inquiry into the alleged non-compliance by Google related to its order regarding the Play Store user choice billing policy. It had in October 2022 imposed a penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies.
The market regulator penalised Google for indulging in unfair practices and directed the company to follow certain corrective measures regarding the same.
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