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Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Free

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Tác giả ứng dụng Conversations, nền tảng nhắn tin federated XMPP trên Android, đã quyết định loại bỏ tính phí trên Google Play sau 12.5 năm hoạt động. Nguyên nhân chính là những năm tháng mệt mỏi với việc chờ đợi phê duyệt của Google Play, các lần gỡ ứng dụng không giải thích, cơ chế thực thi thiếu minh bạch và mức chia sẻ 15% doanh thu. May mắn thay, nguồn tài trợ từ NLnet và Ủy ban châu Âu (đảm bảo đến năm 2029) đã thay thế doanh thu từ Play Store. F-Droid hiện đã trở thành kênh phân phối chính, nơi ứng dụng được xây dựng reproducibly và ký bằng khóa riêng của nhà phát triển.

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