Apple investigated by Japanese regulator for pressuring competitor

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission is looking into a case about alleged attempts by Apple to hinder the development of Yahoo Japan’s online game portal, called Game Plus. The portal is competing with Apple’s App Store by allowing users to play games without downloading any apps.

The Game Plus services are web-based and the gaming experience is provided via direct streaming from the developer’s servers. This allows users to completely bypass the App Store, meaning Apple is losing potential revenue. The platform has over 60 million active users (almost half of the country's population), but last ...

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