I don't think this follows either. Google provides many native apps on Android. The real difference is that cloud-based computing is natural for Google but a fundamental shift for Apple.
Except that Android app sales don't pay out to Google, they pay out to Verizon whereas iPhone app sales pay out to Apple.
Google does support a ton of native apps (GMail, Calendar, Places, Goggles, Latitude, Maps, etc) but their strategy going forward seems to try to push these things from apps into the browser, spending a ton of time supporting the mobile browser version of all of these things (except for Goggles).
I've never heard that before. I think Google gets the money. Verizon probably gets a cut just for the carrier billing option when used.
I just did a search and couldn't find anything saying Verizon gets the money for android app payments.
Also I can't think of a single Google Android app that has been discontinued and replaced with a web version. I think you're getting confused about google also offering mobile web versions for platforms they can't get their apps on. They've even said they'd like to offer a better maps app for iPhone but can't.
"Developers will get 70% of the revenue from each purchase; the remaining amount goes to carriers and billing settlement fees — Google does not take a percentage. We believe this revenue model creates a fair and positive experience for users, developers, and carriers," notes Eric Chu.
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This statement was at that time interpreted, that Google is buying marketshare from the carriers.
I don't know if the sentence "Google does not take a persentage" still stands and how the transactions fee is splitted today.
An issue of wired I think 2 months ago claimed that the current payout was 30% to Verizon and 70% to the developer with Google getting no cut from app sales. Obviously their information could have been dated as well.
