Eric Chu steps down as Android appstore manager

BANGALORE, INDIA: Close on the heels of the rebranding of Android Market as Google Play, Eric Chu has stepped down as its manager. He worked on the team for four-and-a-half years.

There was more than meets the eye in the recent developments, termed TechCrunch.

Accompanying the new name and look is a shift in how the store is being managed and Chu is exploring other options inside Google, it added.

The director of digital content for Android Jamie Rosenberg will take over Chu's position in additional capacity. Rosenberg joined Google two years ago from Microsoft.

"Paired with the Google Play rebranding, the move shows how Google is changing the way it thinks about distributing and selling digital content on Android and the broader web," the report had it, "Google wants to have an online storefront that encompasses much more than apps and that isn't just limited to Android device owners."