> Sidenote- as far as paid apps go Google devs anyway have a different mindset which focuses on the freemium business model. So they wouldnt mind working to get into the 'Google approved' list since that would just increase chances of people purchasing their full software

Of course, my understanding is that a lot of times they're forced into this because collecting payments with Android is a lot more difficult than with the App Store (especially for non US developers).