韩国对谷歌和苹果合计处以637亿韩元（约合4760万美元）罚款。监管机构称，两家公司强迫应用开发者使用其自有支付系统，且在未作解释的情况下延迟应用审核。两家公司现在必须允许韩国开发者在其应用内链接至外部支付选项。
South Korea has fined Google and Apple a combined 63.7bn won ($47.6m). The regulator says they forced app developers onto their own payment systems and delayed app reviews without explanation. Both must now let Korean developers link to outside payment options inside their apps.
韩国广播通信委员会（KMCC）周三对谷歌处以429亿韩元（约合3200万美元）罚款，对苹果处以208亿韩元（约合1550万美元）罚款。金桐亨（Kim Tong-hyung）为美联社报道了该决定。据《电子时报》报道，这是依据2021年一项禁止应用商店强迫开发者使用特定支付系统的法律作出的首次处罚。
The Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC) fined Google 42.9bn won ($32m) and Apple 20.8bn won ($15.5m) on Wednesday. Kim Tong-hyung reported the decision for The Associated Press. It is the first penalty under a 2021 law that bans app stores from forcing a payment system on developers, Electronic Times reported.
名义上允许替代支付，实则收取26%佣金 监管机构称，表面上两家公司均允许开发者在其应用内使用第三方支付系统，但对这些支付收取26%的佣金。它们还屏蔽了通往外部网站的链接，并限制了部分功能。这使得开发者几乎没有真正的选择余地。
A 26% fee on the alternative On paper, both companies let developers use third-party payment systems inside their apps. But they charged a 26% commission on those payments, the regulator said. They also blocked links to outside websites and held back some features. That left developers with little real choice.
据《电子时报》报道，谷歌还限制开发者展示不同支付方式价格的方式。苹果则要求开发者提交单独的应用以提供第三方支付。
Google also limited how developers could show prices for different payment methods. Apple made developers submit a separate app to offer third-party payments, according to Electronic Times.
苹果还因向韩国开发者收取比海外开发者更高的费用而被罚款。从2015年7月到2023年1月，苹果从包含增值税的韩国价格中抽成；而对海外开发者，则按不含增值税的价格抽成。
Apple was also fined for charging Korean developers more than foreign ones. From July 2015 to January 2023, it took its cut from Korean prices including VAT. For overseas developers, it used prices before VAT.
据《电子时报》报道（从韩语翻译），韩国广播通信委员会委员长金钟哲（Kim Jong-cheol）表示：“希望此次制裁能成为开发者和用户能够切实感受到的应用市场结构的转折点。”
“I hope this sanction will be a turning point for an app market structure that developers and users can feel,” KMCC chair Kim Jong-cheol said, according to Electronic Times (translated from Korean).
一个月内提交整改方案 据iNews24报道，谷歌和苹果有一个月时间提交整改方案，三个月时间完成整改。整改令涵盖外部支付链接及更明确的审核延迟理由。苹果还必须平等对待韩国和海外开发者。法律未规定佣金费率，由应用商店与开发者自行协商。
One month to send a plan Google and Apple have one month to submit a plan and three months to make the changes, iNews24 reported. The orders cover external payment links and clearer reasons for review delays. Apple must also treat Korean and foreign developers equally. The law does not set the commission rate, which is left to the stores and developers.
2023年，监管机构曾提出最高可达680亿韩元的罚款。据iNews24报道，最终罚款金额是基于这些公司在韩国的相关营收计算的。
In 2023, the regulator had floated fines of up to 68bn won. The final amounts are based on the companies’ related revenue in Korea, iNews24 said.
苹果表示不同意 苹果告诉美联社，它恭敬地不同意该决定。苹果表示，其做法符合韩国法律，并正在权衡法律选择。苹果还表示，其支付系统可保护用户免受欺诈侵害。
Apple disagrees Apple told the AP it respectfully disagrees with the decision. It said its practices comply with Korean law and that it is weighing its legal options. It also said its payment system protects users from fraud.
据韩联社报道，谷歌表示对罚款感到遗憾。谷歌称，其合规工作和对韩国开发者的支持未得到充分反映。谷歌将在审查书面决定后，再决定如何应对。
Google said it regretted the fine, Yonhap reported. It said its compliance work and support for Korean developers were not fully reflected. It will review the written decision before deciding how to respond.
应用商店支付规则在其他地方也面临压力。本月，澳大利亚一家法院命令苹果向竞争对手的应用商店开放iPhone。欧盟在对谷歌处以8.9亿欧元《数字市场法案》罚款后，正与谷歌进行磋商。在英国，一起集体诉讼指控谷歌向Play Store用户过度收费。
App store payment rules are under pressure elsewhere too. This month, an Australian court ordered Apple to open the iPhone to rival app stores. The EU is in talks with Google after a €890M DMA fine. In the UK, a class action says Google overcharged Play Store users.