South Korea becomes first country to end Apple and Google's dominance
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South Korea is the first country that wants to put an end to the dominant position of Apple and Google in payments within their app stores. The report was published by HLN.
Apple and Google manage the app stores on iPhones and Android devices. Through these stores, users buy apps, games and additional features. The two companies often use their own payment systems for this. As a result, app developers usually have to work with those systems.
With the new measure, the South Korean government wants to break the strong position of these two companies. The available report does not state exactly what the new rules look like or exactly when they will take effect.
For Belgian users of an iPhone or Android device, nothing changes at the moment, because the measure only applies in South Korea. It may nonetheless be interesting to follow whether other countries take a similar step.
Sources: HLN
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