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Epic’s economist Steve Tadelis concedes that Google would get paid nothing to distribute apps if developers choose alternative payment processors all other things staying the same. (Historically and currently, Google only charges when a developer charges for an app or an in-app purchase, something it’s brought up repeatedly during the trial it’s the “we only get paid when you get paid” argument, and I personally find it moderately compelling.) Google’s making a host of other little points right now, alleging that Braintree is only available in a handful of countries, Square isn’t available in some big countries like Germany and India, PayPal fees vary across countries, and Tadelis gets paid $1,200 an hour plus a revenue share of his own to be here. (Yes, another paid-to-be-here card played by Google.) ....