Submission + - Google starts charging Chrome Extension developers (chromium.org) 2
trooperer writes: Yesterday, Google introduced two significant changes in the Google Chrome Extensions Gallery: a developer signup fee and a domain verification system.
The signup fee is a one-time payment of $5. Supposedly, it's purpose is to "create better safeguards against fraudulent extensions in the gallery and limit the activity of malicious developer accounts". Developers who already registered with the gallery can continue to update their extensions and publish new items without paying the fee.
The signup fee is a one-time payment of $5. Supposedly, it's purpose is to "create better safeguards against fraudulent extensions in the gallery and limit the activity of malicious developer accounts". Developers who already registered with the gallery can continue to update their extensions and publish new items without paying the fee.
