Cracked DraStic, want to buy, Play Store won't let me

[Jay Haru]

Try looking for someone in your area that sells Google Play cards, then search for a fast US proxy so you can access the American Play Store, preferably on your PC. It can be a little tedious, but it works.

Which brings me to this rant: how come Valve can get away with opening up even more payment options on their Steam service, especially in developing countries, yet Google still couldn't figuratively wake up and realise that their restrictive availability policies is what forces people to download cracked APKs?

coz its technically not their loss. Every purchase made on their store gets them a pretty penny but a pirated app hurts the devs rather than them since they earn just a commission hosting the apk(google that is).

[huckleberrypie]

That's the reason why Google should loosen things up a bit to keep devs from being turned off with selling their apps.

Rather than force would-be customers into jumping hoops or resort to warez, there are payment methods which are quite reasonable for the average dude in a developing country, like Money Online, or allowing gift cards to be used overseas. I'm sure Google can collab with local financial services or telcos and make life easier for those who want to get things legit.

[Droidge]

Wow. Just found a $10 Play Gift Card on eBay for $32 (INR 2,000). That's WAY overpriced.

How come Valve can get away with opening up even more payment options on their Steam service, especially in developing countries, yet Google still couldn't figuratively wake up and realise that their restrictive availability policies is what forces people to download cracked APKs?

"Lord GabeN" didn't get that title for nothing.