Thursday, 5 March, 2026
Founders raise demand for local app stores as Google mandates Play billing
By Basit Ansari
<p>Many Indian startups have raised concerns on Google’s Play billing system, saying that it cannot force Indian app developers/owners to sell digital services by using its billing systems. Many founders also believe that India now needs a local app store. The compounding fear is the current revenue sharing (30%) policy of the Play Store. It brings back the fears of not so old, deeply problematic revenue share model between VAS service provider and telecos.</p>
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