![]() ![]() Nevertheless, all the songs of the “Saathiya” album were very popular, with Rahman himself providing the vocals for the melancholic tune “Mera Yaar Mila De.”ġ0. Rahman generated his own stiff competition in the awards department in 2002 due to his work on “The Legend of Bhagat Singh’s” soundtrack in the same year. Ratnam and Yash Chopra partnered together as producers for this 2002 romantic drama. Many reviewers at the time called the “Lagaan” soundtrack one of Rahman’s best works to date-no wonder it has been reported that 3.5 million copies of the album sold in one year! Nonetheless, the “Thakshak” album had many memorable tunes, and “Rang De” even found itself featured in the 2008 Hollywood movie “The Accidental Husband.”Īshutosh Gowariker’s 2001 cricket-drama not only won national and international accolades for the film itself, but also for Rahman’s musical work. The ADIF urged Google to pay heed to the concerns of all developers, and not just the ones already on their billing system.The soundtrack for this 1999 action-drama film was somewhat overshadowed by the overwhelmingly popular “Taal” songs. “The differential pricing system that Google is attempting to implement with this announcement is also unfair and arbitrary,” it said. Moreover, apart from the additional work they would have to undertake, both with integration and re-onboarding of customers, almost all of them would see their margins get thinner owing to migrating to a much higher commission rate (30 per cent/15 per cent) from the present rates (1 per cent-2 per cent) being levied by their existing payment providers, the industry body elaborated. “The announcement does nothing to address the issues and challenges of scores of developers who stand to be affected by the earlier announcement by Google of forced adoption of their billing system by March 2022,” the ADIF stressed. The cut will improve their margins – should they fall into the “right” categories that the company deemed fit for Google’s relaxation in margins. The announcement might come as a source of happiness for the subset of developers who are already on the Google billing system. “The portrayal and grandstanding, as a measure that fully acknowledges and addresses the concerns of developers, is misleading and objectionable,” he added. George further said that “deflect and distract” seems to be what’s in play here. Google had said this wasn’t new and its payments policy has always required this. In India, start-ups have been claiming that Google abuses its monopoly, enforcing the billing system. In addition, Google announced that ebook and music streaming apps would be eligible for a service fee as low as 10 per cent.Īpple already offers reduced 15 per cent subscription fees, but that’s limited to developers who are part of its App Store Small Business Programme, which is available to those who earn up to but don’t exceed $1 million in a calendar year. In a blog post late on Thursday, Google had said that to help support the specific needs of developers offering subscriptions, starting on January 1, 2022, “we’re decreasing the service fee for all subscriptions on Google Play from 30 per cent to 15 per cent starting from day one”. “As long as Google gets to unilaterally dictate prices and people don’t have choices, it’s still a ‘Lagaan’ – be it 30, 15 or even 2, the percentages do not matter,” George added. Price discovery should be left to the market forces,” he argued. “What developers are asking for is fairness and not benevolence in the form of ‘reduced’ commission percentages. ![]() ![]()
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