Apple Accused of Not Doing Enough to Comply With South Korean App Store Law

[cdarlington1]

Apple will still get paid, whether it's through a percentage of app purchases with their own payment system, or another way. It was just a convenient way for them to collect the money but it's not the only way.

 

[avz]

The reactions of Apple’s most faithful devotees never cease to amuse.

Whenever a new story comes out about Apple meekly complying with oppressive laws and censorship requirements in places like China:

“Apple has to comply with local laws! There’s nothing they can do! Stop blaming them!”

Whenever Apple’s profits are on the line in a thriving democracy:

“Fight this stupid law! Disobey! Do whatever it takes! Just stop doing business there, that’ll teach ‘em!”

I find that … fascinating.

This is very simple.

Politics is not about "wants" and "wishes", it is about what you actually can do.
China is objectively a strong sovereign country(read not a puppet state). South Korea on the other hand is not and even a decision to attack Apple is not a sovereign decision of the South Korea, but merely them following a consensus to attack Apple that was made some place else.

 

[AppliedMicro]

a decision to attack Apple is not a sovereign decision of the South Korea, but merely them following a consensus to attack
Apple that was made some place else.

Even the smallest countries in the world are free set and enforce their own rules on fair competition on their own territory. I'm not saying that never has a country ever been pressured by other countries or even big corporations in drafting and applying its law. But your claim is merely an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory.

 

[avz]

Even the smallest countries in the world are free set and enforce their own rules on fair competition on their own territory. I'm not saying that never has a country ever been pressured by other countries or even big corporations in drafting and applying its law. But your claim is merely an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory.

You have no idea how much is required(apart from the size and strong army) for a country to be sovereign. Even nuclear weapons don’t make a country sovereign.
Nowadays even having a sovereign internet is an absolute must.

Selling the idea of “independence” to the countries which don’t possess even basic conceptual competencies is part of the “divide and conquer” strategy. Yes, sure, you can be a puppy and still walk the jungle like a lion.

 

[Haroic135]

No one would have done more than grumble into their cornflakes at 5% commission. Most companies do not have a 30% profit margin as it is, so to whack on a 30% commission on gross sales was simply asking for trouble. Reducing it to 15% wasn't enough either. Imagine if credit card companies wanted a 30% commission on gross sales paid through their card! Their 1-5% commission is already a license to print money. Apple would still do stonkingly well w 5%.

That's just going to lose them money though, they need at least 10 percent commission so that they won't lose money

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

That's just going to lose them money though, they need at least 10 percent commission so that they won't lose money

In what world do you live in.

 

[Haroic135]

In what world do you live in.

I am living in reality and present, if you think about it, Apple has to create, maintain, and manage the massive app store while maintaining their own payment solution Apple Pay, and not selling your information that google play store does

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

I am living in reality and present, if you think about it, Apple has to create, maintain, and manage the massive app store while maintaining their own payment solution Apple Pay, and not selling your information that google play store does

Oh ffs, the 15/30% App Store Tax is pure theivery.

 

[Haroic135]

Oh ffs, the 15/30% App Store Tax is pure theivery.

Ok, then create your own app store with limited ads, earn a healthy profit margin and maintain it for a decade and hire software engineers doing it that would be an annual salary of 300,000 dollars at Apple

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

Ok, then create your own app store with limited ads, earn a healthy profit margin and maintain it for a decade and hire software engineers doing it that would be an annual salary of 300,000 dollars at Apple

Yese please. I, and many others, would love to be able to create our own app store, but Apple won't allow it. This is part of the crux of the anti-trust cases.

 

[I7guy]

Yese please. I, and many others, would love to be able to create our own app store, but Apple won't allow it. This is part of the crux of the anti-trust cases.

These anti-trust cases have the writing on the wall with the latest stay the courts gave Apple. Sure Congress can do anything it wants provided there is the support, but then there is SCOTUS to balance it out. And we all don't know how some of the other mandates in other countries will play out.