Android in-app billing finally available

[zerocool84]

Google said they were coming this week, and here they are -- Android apps can now have their own miniature storefronts for in-app purchases galore. You'll find Tap Tap Revenge, Comics, Gun Bros, Deer Hunter Challenge HD, WSOP3 and Dungeon Defenders: FW Deluxe accept your credit card for microtransactions starting this very instant, and Android developers can start building similar functionality into their own creations right now. Head on over to our source link for instructions on how to shake those extra coins out. Don't want to commit to a full transaction yourself? Hit the break for a quick video refresher of how in-app purchases work.

Glad it's finally going to be here now. Should help monetize things easier for developers.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/29/android-market-gets-in-app-billing-your-virtual-pennies-are-now/

 

[simonizor]

What was wrong with purchasing upgrades through the market such as the way Power AMP works when you upgrade from the trial?

 

[vshah]

What was wrong with purchasing upgrades through the market such as the way Power AMP works when you upgrade from the trial?

for games, it would be annoying to have to go to the market every time the user had to buy an in-game item.