Japan's Fair Trade Commission unveiled draft guidelines to regulate app store practices by Google and Apple, aiming to promote competition in the smartphone software market. The new law, effective in December, will prevent tech giants from blocking smaller app developers and using proprietary data for competitive advantage, potentially reducing prices and improving app accessibility for consumers.
Japan's Fair Trade Commission unveiled draft guidelines to regulate app store practices by Google and Apple, aiming to promote competition in the smartphone software market. The new law, effective in December, will prevent tech giants from blocking smaller app developers and using proprietary data for competitive advantage, potentially reducing prices and improving app accessibility for consumers.