Apple set to open its largest Apple Store within Korea
Apple has announced that it will open a new Apple Myeongdong store in Seoul, and the company says it will be the the biggest Apple Store in the country.
Apple has announced that it will open a new Apple Myeongdong store in Seoul, and the company says it will be the the biggest Apple Store in the country.
Apple must now allow alternative payment systems in South Korea to maintain compliance with a new law that forbids tech companies like Google and Apple from forcing their own in-app payment systems.
Apple is to launch its Apple TV+ service, and Apple TV 4K device, for Korea on November 4, alongside it first Korean Apple Original series, "Dr. Brain."
With their respective app stores jeopardized by a proposed South Korean bill, Apple and Google are looking to the U.S. government for help, setting up a delicate balancing act for the Biden administration.
Reportedly, Apple is in negotiations get the iPhone into LG Best Shops in Korea, following LG's exiting of the smartphone retail business.
Apple is holding a Feb. 24 press event for its second South Korean Apple Store, as the company looks to boost iPhone sales in Samung's home country.
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has approved Apple's proposal to pay around $90 million into assorted local support programs, in order to settle an antitrust investigation.
The Korean government will investigate claims that Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store charge excessive fees to developers when customers make in-app purchases.
A consortium of Korean companies are petitioning the Korean Communications Commission, saying that Apple and Google's App Store in-app purchase rules are illegal.
Apple Korea has proposed consent decree to the country's Fair Trade Commission. If accepted, this means Apple will change how it operates in Korea, but will not plead guilty to accusations of exploiting carriers and potentially avoid fines.
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