![]() ![]() “ADIF foresees that barring an order passed by CCI to maintain status quo until the completion of the ongoing inquiry, Google shall proceed to enforce its terms on the Play Store, thereby leading to adverse and irreversible consequences on India’s fledgling startup ecosystem," said Sijo Kuruvilla George, executive director, ADIF at the time. ![]() Last month, a startup body called the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF), requested the CCI to provide interim relief and stop Google from bringing the policy into play till the probe finishes. Despite that, developers approached the Competition Commission of India (CCI) last year against the policy, which in turn ordered its Director General to conduct a probe into Google on these policies. ![]() Last year, the company said Indian developers will get till Matill developers are forced to use Google payments or be kicked off the Play Store. ![]() The tech giant has faced widespread pushback from developers in India for its payments policies. The company said that this program led 99% of developers to qualify for a 15% service fee. Last year, Google had announced a program for small businesses, under which it reduced this fee to 15% for apps that make less than $1 million off its platform. The tech giant requires developers using the Google Play store to use its own built-in payments services, and pay a 30% commission for in-app purchases, including selling digital items and subscription services. The new rule allows developers to use third-party payment options for in-app purchases and bars app store operators from forcing them to use their own systems. ![]()
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