IT House January 11 news, according to The Korea Herald reported that after South Korea passed a law prohibiting app store operators from requiring developers to use their own in-app purchase system, Apple will allow App Store developers to provide alternative payment systems in South Korea.
South Korean regulators say Apple has submitted a compliance program for a new law regulating app store operators. Under the plan submitted by Apple to the Korea Communications Commission, the company still plans to charge a fee for purchases made through alternative payment systems. Apple did not say when the new policy would take effect or what its commission structure for alternative payments would be.
"We look forward to working with the Korea Communications Commission and our developer community to develop solutions that benefit our Korean users," Apple said in a statement, "Apple has great respect for Korean laws and has a deep history of working with the country's best app developers." Our work will always be guided by keeping the App Store a safe and trustworthy place for our users to download their favorite apps. ”
It house learned that last November, Google announced that it would also allow developers to offer an alternative in-app charging system in South Korea's Play Store, and said it would reduce the cost of alternative payment systems by four percentage points. For the "vast majority" of developers, Google says its fee will be reduced from 15% of transactions made through Google Play billing systems to 11% of transactions through alternative billing systems.
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