Last thought, until Google says something crazy again. Google giving us, Pro subscribers, games for free (which they are not, we pay every month for them) is not the same as developers giving games...
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Last thought, until Google says something crazy again. Google giving us, Pro subscribers, games for free (which they are not, we pay every month for them) is not the same as developers giving games away for free. Google pays each developer for every download or claim to their game. The tradeoff is that Google can, in theory, pay them less per purchase because of the increased volume of 'sales'. This way devs, the platform, and the consumer all win a little bit. That's a standard streaming service strategy. There are some exceptions, but that's the general idea. Unfortunately, Google isn't running a streaming service, they're running a long-term rental program and a game store. So the balance shifts heavily in G's favor. At this point, there really aren't any benefits to the Founder status at all, is there? $130/founder, 0 benefits, gg Google.