Japan will launch an anti-monopoly investigation on Apple and Google systems. In Japan, the market share of Apple's iOS operating system is close to 70%, while that of Android is 30%. Japan will launch an anti-monopoly investigation on Apple and Google systems.
Japan will launch anti-monopoly investigation on Apple and Google systems 1 Japan will launch anti-monopoly investigation on Apple and Google. According to foreign media reports, the Japan Fair Trade Commission will investigate whether Apple and Google use their dominant operating systems in the market to "eliminate competition", thus leaving consumers with no other choice.
According to the Nikkei News, the Japan Fair Trade Commission will prepare a report explaining the reasons why the operating system market structure and competition structure remain unchanged. The report will list the practices recognized as anti-monopoly and possible violations of Japanese anti-monopoly law one by one.
The report pointed out that in Japan, the market share of Apple's iOS operating system is close to 70%, while the market share of Android is 30%. Any application developer, whether it is music, e-books, mobile games or videos, must conform to the specifications of iOS or Android if he wants to put the app on his smartphone.
As countries around the world take action, the restrictions imposed by technology giants on consumers and developers will be lifted. The Japan Fair Trade Commission will also conduct antitrust investigations on Apple and Google. According to the report, suga hisa Shuichi, Commissioner of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, revealed that the survey will interview operating system operators, application developers and smartphone users to discuss the market conditions of smartphones, smart watches and other wearable devices; Further clarify whether Apple and Google rely on the market share advantage of their operating systems to reduce competition and limit consumers' choices.
Japan will launch an anti-monopoly investigation on Apple and Google systems.2 Last June, the European Union began to investigate Apple Pay, an Apple mobile payment service. Since then, Apple has been one of the main targets of Margaret Vestag, the EU antitrust chief.
The EU was initially worried about the fast payment supported by Apple's NFC chip, restricting the use of Apple Pay in merchant applications and websites, and the company's refusal to allow competitors to enter the payment system. In the end, the European Commission will focus on NFC chips that can only be accessed through Apple Pay.
Now, the European Union is about to launch an anti-monopoly investigation on Apple's NFC chip technology, which may expose it to the risk of huge fines and may force it to open its mobile payment system to its competitors. EU antitrust agencies are preparing so-called "statements of opposition", which usually list practices that regulators consider anti-competitive.
According to the regulations, the European Commission can impose a fine of up to 10% of its global turnover on companies that violate EU rules. Based on Apple's revenue in 2020, the fine may be as high as $27.4 billion.
The fast payment supported by NFC is becoming more and more popular. Apple Pay has a very wide coverage in mobile websites or stores, and its consumer experience is excellent, which makes it more competitive than its competitors.
Apple Pay is a mobile payment function provided by Apple for iOS devices. It is based on NFC and uses Apple's security authentication mechanism as security encryption. Although Appe Pay is limited to iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad, it is not the largest mobile payment service in many countries. However, due to its high integration and diverse applications, it occupies a considerable market share in global mobile payment as a whole, and all global versions support it. It can be used as an Octopus electronic ticket card in Japan and in SUICA, PASMO and Hong Kong.
Although Samsung's Samsung Pay is limited to Samsung's designated models, and it is quite convenient because it can simulate the magnetic card swipe mechanism, the overall scale is not as popular as Apple Pay. If the EU really acts as the new company says, it should be difficult for Apple to use Samsung Pay as a shield.