Investigators from South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission raided Apple’s office in Seoul last week to look into claims the tech giant charged developers excessive App Store fees, according to CNet, which cited Chosun Biz, a local language site, and noted that Apple said in a statement it “is fully cooperating” with the commission’s investigation.
The Korean government wants to rein in Apple and Google’s dominance, as some complainants accuse the tech giants of having an anti-competitive grip on app payments and that Apple takes a 30% cut from developers when people buy items via the group’s app payment system, which “is sometimes referred to as an ‘Apple Tax’.”
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