South Korea lets developers bypass Apple and Google's app stores fees

01 September 2021
Google and Apple aren't happy about the decision.

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  • Anonymous
  • GQU
  • 01 Sep 2021

pangolinpanda, 01 Sep 2021The big tech companies should be way more regulated than th... moreYup but mericans dont like regulations.

They always don't want to tax mega corps.

Americans Love mega corporations

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    • Anonymous
    • GQU
    • 01 Sep 2021

    Anders, 01 Sep 2021Based South KoreaBased on what

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      • Anonymous
      • GQU
      • 01 Sep 2021

      amazing great work south korea

      usa next,and then europe etc , apple walls must come crushing down

      more alternative app stores on apple and alternative payment methods on all platforms.


      noore nickel and diming all the way through riches

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        • Anonymous
        • YUU
        • 01 Sep 2021

        toukale, 01 Sep 2021This is just going to make things messy and create more wor... moreGood job explaining there sir 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

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          • GBh
          • 01 Sep 2021

          toukale, 01 Sep 2021This is just going to make things messy and create more wor... moreIf they do that, they will get an antitrust lawsuit, especially Apple, since they are bend on not allowing third party stores.

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            • GBh
            • 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"
            What a bunch of bullshit. I can't believe people always fall on Apple's lie

              Very good South Korea. You have a lot of leverages which makes this decision quick and easy.

                Hehehe awesome !!!

                  The big tech companies should be way more regulated than they currently are.

                    Good job, hope other countries follow soon! I am ok with 15% fee but why need to pay for opening a developer account ? Galaxy Store doesn't ask any fee so why Google and Apple do so ???

                      This is just going to make things messy and create more work for both the platform owners and developers with little to no benefits. Google and Apple will just move their fees to another part of the chain. They will create new rules that will give developers options to continue with the current arrangement or chose different pay option where they will have to pay for everything they use on the platform ex... want to use those platform tools to create your app $, want to publish to our appstore $, hosting fees, app review fees, bandwidth fees etc... at the end of the day nothing will change and those platform owners will still get their money.

                      Are people under the impression that Apple and Google will develop all those things and provide all those services for free? Don't be mad at those companies because you think their fees are too much, they are a ton of stuff we pay for in life we don't like (health care). The only way not to pay those platform owners is to not be on their platform, simple. "Don't hate the player, hate the game."

                        Based South Korea

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                          • JHB
                          • 01 Sep 2021

                          ( mad mr.Krabs noises )

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Bin
                            • 01 Sep 2021

                            Well done Korea!

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                              • 01 Sep 2021

                              derrr, 01 Sep 2021About time someone started this and of course those "p... moreOf course, they will try to defend their positions. And they have every right. Imagine you are a building owner that rents apartments for persons to live in. In the beginning, everything is ok and the tenants pay their rent. Now the tenants want to remain in the building but without paying rent. Does that sound fair to you?

                                Oof Apple nd Google talking about privacy and security

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                                  • 2xJ
                                  • 01 Sep 2021

                                  About time someone started this and of course those "poor" companieseffectively living of the cream for years will try to defend their position with some indiscriminate claims that it will affect the consumer.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • PZa
                                    • 01 Sep 2021

                                    South Korean app developers make some of the popular games including PubG so I'm not surprised they wouldn't want Apple and Google to just cash in and leach off their hard work. Some feeble excuse from Apple there as if their leaching off developers has anything to do with privacy.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • ITk
                                      • 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."
                                      -Typical excuse by greedy crapple, lmao, get a life apple spokesperson!!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • ITk
                                        • 01 Sep 2021

                                        already saw this many hours ago, lets see how the situation develops!