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Apple has always maintained that it had blocked sideloading on iOS to prevent users from installing malware-laden apps on their iPhones. But many iPhone owners believe that if they are spending their own money to buy an iPhone, it is up to them-not Apple-to decide whether they should be allowed to take the risk and sideload apps on their iPhones.
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Japan wants to follow the EU and force Apple into allowing iPhone users to sideload apps from third-party app storefronts
Japan is also reportedly planning to follow the DMA by forcing companies like Apple to allow its customers to use alternative app storefronts and in-app payment platforms. This might also require Apple to allow third-party mobile payment platforms to secure a place inside the Apple Wallet app in Japan where it can be used for contactless payments. And the Commission is also believed to be looking to follow a DMA regulation that forces Apple to allow EU iPhone owners to use mobile browsers that do not use the WebKit browser engine created by Apple.
As if a fine equal to 20% of a company’s global sales isn’t high enough, firms that don’t learn their lesson and become repeat offenders could face a fine by Japanese regulators totaling as much as 30% of global revenue. To put this in perspective, should Apple be hit by such a fine it would have to cough up nearly $115 billion.