

South Korea has already done so, with mixed results, and the EU, USA, India, Australia, and others are keen to do likewise. Japan is not alone in pursuing these reforms.

Google stops enforcing Play store payment rules in India.Well that escalated quickly: India demos homebrew mobile OS.But as neither has any real competition, and both post enormous profits, regulators contend there's almost certainly margin to be trimmed.

Both giants claim the fees they charge cover the cost of their app stores, plus reasonable profits. The reforms are hoped to reduce the price Japanese consumers pay for apps – perhaps by fostering third party app stores that charge lower fees than Apple's 30 percent and the variable rates Google charges.
