If it doesn’t follow through, the company could be subject to a hefty fine.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20251223232006/https://www.theverge.com/news/850061/apple-brazil-third-party-app-stores-external-payment-systems
If it doesn’t follow through, the company could be subject to a hefty fine.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20251223232006/https://www.theverge.com/news/850061/apple-brazil-third-party-app-stores-external-payment-systems
At this point, the software is in place to do it, and it’s an obvious cash grab for any country out there — either Apple lets local app stores compete within the country, or the country gets a lot richer.
or, they comply maliciously and rely on their lawyers to minimise the fines, while maintaining the monopoly.