| In March 2013, Google began to pull apps from the Play Store, per section 4 | In November 2011, Google announced Google Music, a section of the Play Store offering music purchases |
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| Grush, Andrew August 12, 2014 | As a result, contained relatively fewer user-facing changes, focusing more on minor changes and platform improvements |
App monetization [ ] Google states in its Developer Policy Center that "Google Play supports a variety of monetization strategies to benefit developers and users, including paid distribution, in-app products, subscriptions, and ad-based models", and requires developers to comply with the policies in order to "ensure the best user experience".
26| Etherington, Darrell March 6, 2013 | News publications and magazines [ ] Global availability of Google Play Newsstand Google Play Newsstand was a and service offering subscriptions to digital magazines and topical news feeds |
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| In 2020, Google Play awarded the emerged as the top app of the year for users in the US, and SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off taking the honors in the gaming category | Wauters, Robin December 16, 2009 |
A few days later, Google confirmed that 58 malicious apps had been uploaded to Android Market, and had been downloaded to 260,000 devices before being removed from the store.
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