Apple defends IAP against Japanese government App Store report

Apple has defended its In-App Payments policies to the government of Japan, insisting that it is more than a payment processing feature, and that its App Store commission rates are 'reasonable.'An Apple Store in JapanThe Digital Market Competition Council of Japan's Diet produced its Competition Assessment of the Mobile Ecosystem in June, discussing how tech companies like Apple and Google can influence the sensitive market in the country. That same month, the government announced it intended to compel Apple into allowing users to install apps from outside the official App Store. Read more...