South Korea lets developers bypass Apple and Google's app stores fees
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- Almand
- YUf
- 02 Sep 2021
So google and Apple gets nothing for operating & maintaining and a Market place for Developers and consumers. They would have operational costs too for operating a huge online market. Seems this is unfair to both companies. Doesn't have to be 30 or 15 but something has to go to Apple and google, the way I see it.
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- Anonymous
- XMF
- 02 Sep 2021
imposes to the risk of reduced profit for same amount of data leakage
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- Anonymous
- TL%
- 02 Sep 2021
Vikass17, 02 Sep 2021Sometimes i don't know , what logic governments are us... moreThere is an argument that because they allow other developers to run apps on their platform they shouldn't have an unfair advantage when competing with those other apps including not preinstalling the app into the system. But, of course, apps from Google are usually better integrated into Android like apps from Apple are better integrated into iOS because they control the platform. They usually already have an unfair advantage.
Appstore issues are different. People are arguing whether Google or Apple should get a slice of in-app purchases. The question is why should they?
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- Anonymous
- wv@
- 02 Sep 2021
Anonymous, 01 Sep 2021I hope passes in USA and EU urgentUS is already looking into it.
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- Vikass17
- Dks
- 02 Sep 2021
Sometimes i don't know , what logic governments are using.
They dont want google to install their own browser , they ask to install other app stores . Just bcz they are making big money , everything became illegal.
Users go yeah thats right, that's good.
But everything they use is there bcz of monopoly. I mean bcz of big resources.
Korea should ask Samsung what happened to their OS.
It not easy to make OS. They invested huge money, obviously they will make huge money.
Govts are literally asking them to stop making money. Maybe Samsung have a hand in it.
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- Anonymous
- rU$
- 02 Sep 2021
A small win for a small country, a giant win for the whole world.
Big changes are coming and nothing apple/google can do about it. Won't all be good though for consumer.
I see app stores fragmentation, app stores exclusives which will force you into downloading other app stores, developers infringing on our privacy or breaking design rules because of no oversight.
As far as I'm concerned it's good news for the developers and bad news for the end user. We definitely won't see a penny of those savings.
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- L973
- 0xP
- 02 Sep 2021
If no one follows then Apple might just leave the Korean market and ignore the repercussions.
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- AnonD-731363
- Lfw
- 02 Sep 2021
Hope all 200 countries worlwide will follow.
This will make me happy once again when i see small players scored a big goal against the top dogs.
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- AnonD-731363
- Lfw
- 02 Sep 2021
toukale, 01 Sep 2021This is just going to make things messy and create more wor... moreRather will hate player than a game.
Developers could and would get 100% benefit or at least 99,5%.
Greedy Google and Apple have enough and they can create much more like by forced advertising and many else.
Like they did in past back in the day i remember where there was no advertising in internet, on any brownser app etc.
Now we can open a web page without popuping severals tupid advertisings same goes for gaming and many else.
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- Anonymous
- JF2
- 01 Sep 2021
Anonymous, 01 Sep 2021"Apple says that this imposes a risk to the consumer a... moreI think Apple employees should beat some sense to you. They are right! And if you can't understand the easy way, there is always the hard way.
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- Msclara
- MxZ
- 01 Sep 2021
pangolinpanda, 01 Sep 2021The big tech companies should be way more regulated than th... morePrecisely 👍🏻
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- Anonymous
- fCZ
- 01 Sep 2021
Akinaro, 01 Sep 2021"Apple says that this imposes a risk to the consumer a... moreI hope passes in USA and EU urgent
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- Akinaro
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- 01 Sep 2021
"Apple says that this imposes a risk to the consumer as the law undermines privacy, payment security and managing purchases will become way harder, while parental control issues could arise."
You mean other way around? because last I check most of major privacy leaks and payments problems came from Google and Apple...
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- AnonD-1003038
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- 01 Sep 2021
Anonymous, 01 Sep 2021Don't worry a new Open Markets Bill is both supported ... moreCan't wait to see you people whine over malware apps when people will just insall any crap that's not curated or checked regularly like it is now on App Store. Just because some things slip through here and there, it can't be compared to entirely unregulated or poorly regulated app stores. GooglePlay is poorly regulated and it's filled with absolute junk. AppStore isn't.
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- Anonymous
- teu
- 01 Sep 2021
I hope the whole world follows the excellent example set by koreans. It is okay if apple and google take a cut of 30% for downloads from their app stores as it they have to host the particular app. But taking a 30% cut for each and every in app payment is totally unjustifiable. Furthermore, on ios having a single app store to distribute apps and then taxing the developers for 30% is a monopolistic practice. Hope the whole world understands this
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- Anonymous
- GQU
- 01 Sep 2021
AnonD-1003038, 01 Sep 2021People think it'll all be land of milk and honey after... moreDon't care iOS appstore is already full of malware
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- 01 Sep 2021
Anonymous, 01 Sep 2021That's a very poor analogy. If Apple were a landlord, ... moreI like your analogy
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- Anonymous
- GQU
- 01 Sep 2021
AnonD-1003038, 01 Sep 2021People think it'll all be land of milk and honey after... moreDon't worry a new Open Markets Bill is both supported by republicans and democrats is going to pass soon.
It's bipartisan bill.
It will crush apple mafia and 30% tax.
It will also allow to operate third party appstore and pay apple zero percent appstore tax.
Appstore tax is history.
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- Anonymous
- TL%
- 01 Sep 2021
logic, 01 Sep 2021Of course, they will try to defend their positions. And the... moreThat's a very poor analogy. If Apple were a landlord, they're effectively charging a rent based on the amount of money the tenant's business is making and that's absurd. They should get a fixed fee and that's it. No leaching off the tenant.
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- 01 Sep 2021
Anonymous, 01 Sep 2021amazing great work south korea usa next,and then europe ... morePeople think it'll all be land of milk and honey after they introduce bunch of unregulated app stores. When that happens you can kiss goodbye nearly malware free iOS. Just giving services payment outside app store won't cause that and should be a thing, but giving people free choice to install anything will cause that for sure. People are generally stupid (sorry, but that's how it is) and they'll install anything just so they get what they want and not question any of it along the way.