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I think a lot of that comes from the iTunes gift cards that everybody seems to get for Christmas, Birthdays, etc. I purchased my first app with "real" money a month or two ago for android.


Even if it's true, I don't think developers care if the money they got at the end of the month comes from a gift card or a credit card.

Google Play gift cards exist too, I don't know if you can buy music with it though, if not it's logic that iTunes cards sells better.


Nobody knows that Google Play gift cards exist.

I've been using Android since I got rid of the iPhone 3G (circa Nexus One), and this thread is the _first_ time I've heard of it being available.


Google Play gift cards have been available less than a month in most of the world. I'm not sure when they were first made available in the US.


Google Play gift cards in the US go back to August 2012, IIRC.


To clarify the parent comment, I see iTunes gift cards for sale at grocery store checkout lines. Perfect spontaneous purchases. Where do you even buy a Google Play gift card?


I see them at Safeway and Target here in Mt. View all the time. My location might be relevant though :)


In Australia I've seen them in BigW (kinda a Kmart/Walmart equivalent).




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