I think all of these corporations do have a responsibility to create reasonable conditions for developers - but I agree, these demands are quite unrealistic.
Are there any other marketplaces which already grant what's being asked for?
Could you elaborate upon which demands are unrealistic?
There are other marketplaces with better conditions - however, these do not come installed with any devices, rendering them fairly useless in terms of profitability.
I think some of these demands might make operating a competitive market difficult for Google - particularly open-sourcing their market's code and implementation (Algorithmic Transparency).
Perhaps Google should be encouraged to create a marketplace which provides a better user experience for customers?
In terms of other marketplaces - I strongly believe that the creation of alternatives will lead to major gains for Android as a platform.
If conditions are made more favourable for developers (e.g. lower commission) due to competition, and a choice of marketplaces are provided to customers (with better UX) .. all markets (including Apple's) will eventually need to come into line.
I think it's good you're making your voice heard though.
To clarify - the demand is not the market be open sourced (I too think that is unreasonable at this point) - simply that the bug tracking be done in public.
I don't know if you're an Android user/dev, but the market is AWFUL, and I receive numerous emails PER DAY from customers who have been unable to download because of technical fault in the client or server.
I agree with all of your other comments! A better UX for the customers is a better experience for us developers!
Are there any other marketplaces which already grant what's being asked for?