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印度初创公司再次就应用商店政策发表意见
韩国议会通过了一项立法,禁止包括谷歌和苹果(Apple)在内的科技平台强迫开发者和公司只使用其专有的计费系统,这被视为全球首例。
韩国议会通过了一项立法,禁止包括谷歌和苹果(Apple)在内的科技平台强迫开发者和公司只使用其专有的计费系统,这被视为全球首例。
这是移动互联网时代的一个重要里程碑!印度也应该给数百万年轻人自由创业公司,… https://t.co/lYzAH90qkb
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This is a key milestone for the mobile internet age!India should also give freedom to millions of young startups,\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/lYzAH90qkb<\/p>— Vijay Shekhar Sharma (@vijayshekhar) 1630415951000<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>
Google and Apple did not respond to ET's queries till press time.
Previously, officials in the know have told ET that the Indian government did not want to intervene in the issue as it relates to the policies<\/a> of private companies, which are driven by profits.
However, Meity has also made clear its intention of scaling up the government-owned app store to provide a level playing field for local app developers and companies that complain about the monopolistic practices by Google and Apple.
Policy tweaks
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Last week, in a bid to assuage the concerns of app developers globally, Apple made concessions to its policies and has agreed to \u201callow\u201d companies to communicate to their users about alternate ways of payments.
<\/div><\/div>Earlier, Google had also watered down its stance by saying that only apps with revenue over $1 million will have to pay the 30% commission while others will have to pay 15% commission.
Indian startup leaders have dismissed these attempts as \u201ceyewash\u201d which do nothing to \u201csolve the problem.\u201d
Sijo Kuruvilla George, executive director of ADIF, which is already engaging with the government on the heated issue, told ET that \u201cthere is ( now) a case for regulation\u201d, which will find more resonance with the government, following South Korea\u2019s regulatory strike.
ADIF\u2019s intervention has also led to India\u2019s anti-trust regulator --Competition Commission of India (CCI)-- opening an investigation into the issue in November.
Admitting that the ADIF has also debated whether this space calls for regulation or if it should be left to market forces, Kuruvilla said, \u201cwe agree that it is clear that the quantum of the commission whether it is 30% or 20% should be decided by the market forces but there are lots of other issues such as enforcing arbitrary policies to govern the marketplaces which require regulation.\u201d
\u201cFrom the point of view of the users\u2019 freedom of choice and the prevention of abuses in the marketplace, there is a case for regulation that is now stronger since we have precedence of a legislation,\u201d he added.
Global push
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The industry's demand is also growing stronger since Australia\u2019s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is also reported to be considering regulations for the digital payments system of Apple, Google, and WeChat.
In August, the US also introduced a bill to rein in app stores of these companies.
Rakesh Deshmukh, cofounder & CEO, Indus App Bazaar said that there is more that can be done with app distribution in India, \u201cIt's about the choice of distribution, we all know that Google Play Store<\/a> and App Store will continue to exist, but we need more competition.\u201d
Having a choice will allow \u201cdevelopers leverage to negotiate a reasonable fee with the two companies and payment gateway providers,\u201d he said.
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