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Apple, which is used to lying down to make money, has not been happy in the past two years, and many "cash cows" have been "cut down", and the L mouth, which has been used for more than 10 years, officially ushered in the end of its life this year, and the C port without MFI certification has made Apple lose at least billions of dollars in revenue every year.
Of course, there are changes that touch the core of Apple, that is, due to pressure from all sides, Apple has determined that it will release the iPhone sideload restriction in March next year, and will allow users within the EU to sideload operations on the iPhone, as for whether it will be as convenient as an Android phone, it is not very clear at present, and it is estimated that it is not too much, once the restriction is released, a large number of third-party app stores will enter the iOS ecosystem, and the resulting loss to Apple is afraid to far exceed the C port.
As I told you before, the main developers and friends who want the iPhone to release the sideload restriction are mainly developers, and a large number of ordinary iPhone users are actually on the same front as Apple in order not to let their devices become Android machines.
Many iPhone users have felt that it would be good to implement the sideload within the EU, and don't come to their side, but sometimes they are worried about what may come, and after the "loss" in the EU, they may also have to "break the defense" in Asia.
According to the report, Japan is ready to follow the example of the European Union and force Apple to release the iPhone sideload restriction by formulating relevant rules, which is foreseeable to be strongly opposed by Apple in the early stage, but if Japan really makes up its mind in this regard, the final result is unstoppable by Apple.
The relevant Japanese authorities have even prepared the punishment measures for Apple when it does not comply with the regulations, that is, the fine of 6% for "illegal income", in other words, this punishment, Apple seems to be able to bear it, if Japan wants to force Apple to accept the new regulations in the future, then the penalty ratio will be increased to more than 15%, then Apple will really feel "flesh pain".
Since Japan wants to follow the example of the European Union in this matter, the goal to achieve is naturally roughly the same, that is, to change the monopoly position of large manufacturers like Apple in a certain aspect, so that more similar manufacturers can participate in the competition, in fact, the starting point is good, they all hope to provide better services to users through competition, but this does not mean that all third-party manufacturers will participate in competition under the premise of abiding by the rules.
Imagine how many developers would follow stricter rules when they could profit from a more lenient environment
Once similar rules are formed and implemented in Japan, it will be just around the corner in South Korea, because Apple has lifted some app third-party payment restrictions in South Korea, proving that Apple's game rules are no longer monolithic in Asia, and once there is a bigger "fuse", it is only a matter of time before Apple is forced to open up to a greater extent.
Once Japan and South Korea implement rules similar to those of the European Union in this regard, do you think that the day of coming to Japan will be far away?