Google Android Market

Google acquired the company Android in 2005, which was the basis for the Android OS that was launched in October 2008. Google Android Market is the pre-installed application store on Android.

Google Android Market
Company
Google  
URL
www.android.com/...  
Developer site
http://developer.android.com/  
Category
OS Developer  
Launch date
Oct 22, 2008 Source: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/10/android-market-now-available-for-users.html  
Available applications
380,297 Source: www.distimo.com/report  
Developer revenue share
70%  
One-off billing
Yes  
Subscription billing
Yes  
In-app billing
Yes  
Countries
135 free / 128 paid Source: http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=138294  
Developer submission fee
USD 25  


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