Korea Communications Commission to investigate Apple, Google for potential app store violations — Apple World Today

“While the 30 percent commission rate is too high in itself, it is more problematic that they force a specific payment system for the app markets,” Korea Startup Forum President Choi Sung-jin said.

The Korean situation is just one of many Apple is facing. Among them

° Apple is facing a legal brouhaha with Epic Games. 

° The developers of the encrypted messenger app, Telegram told the European Union Commission that it isn’t fair that iOS users can only download software from Apple. 

° Kaspersky Lab, a global security company, has filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia regarding Apple’s policy on apps distributed through the App Store. 

° In March Autorité de la Concurrence, France’s antitrust body fined Apple 1.1 billion euros ($1.23 billion) for anti-competitive behavior in its distribution network and an abuse of economic dependence on its resellers. Apple is facing multiple antitrust complains by the European Commission.

° The U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee is investigating several tech companies such as Apple in antitrust hearings

° The for-profit performing rights organization Pro Music Rights (PMR) is suing Apple and other companies of an antitrust conspiracy.