It was probably great news for Apple fans and investors to learn that Apple had managed to secure themselves 33% of South Korea’s market, which of course is to the detriment of other local companies like Samsung, LG, Pantech, and etc. Unfortunately it also seems to have caught the eye of Korea’s Fair Trade Commission.
According to reports out of South Korea, it seems that the FTC is looking to launch a special task force this year that will be looking into foreign tech companies such as Apple and Google to see how these companies are “damaging” the Korean market through their dominant positions, especially considering that both companies’ smartphone platforms comprise of 99.5% of the local mobile operating system market.
While we suppose looking into Apple might make sense, especially since it does potentially steal market share from the likes of local tech companies, we are curious as to why they could be looking into Google, especially since Google’s Android platform is extensively used by companies such as Samsung and LG.
However it is possible that they could be interested in Google’s dominant position on the internet and software, such as browsers, search engine, and email services. There are local companies that offer similar services too, so it is possible that Google’s dominance could be hurting them as well, but what do you guys make of this?
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