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Sean Hollister
The “agitators.”

Epic wasn’t the only company that Google was worried about setting off a “contagion effect.” The document we’re looking at shows the Samsung Galaxy Store was asking for 20 percent rev share, rather than 30 percent, and that OnePlus was asking for 20 percent as well — and also offered third-party billing options for a 5 percent rev share.

Koh confirms that Google internally referred to those with a lower than 30 percent fee as “agitators.”

Google planned to target developers who were discontent with Google’s 30 percent rev share and had the capabilities to “go-it-alone” on Android, according to the document.

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