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๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ธ Japan just told Apple to open the floodgates! Third-party app stores incoming! ๐Ÿš€ No cap, it's lit! ๐Ÿ”ฅ #iOSFlex

August 01, 2025
3 months ago
9to5Mac
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๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ”ฅ BREAKING NEWS: Japan Just Sent Apple a "Weโ€™re Not Playing Your Games" Memo! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ฐ So, here's the tea, fam: Japan's Fair Trade Commission just rolled up on Apple and Google like: ๐Ÿšจ "Yโ€™all thought you could gatekeep the app store? Nah, fam, weโ€™re opening the floodgates!" ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ Yup, you heard it! ๐Ÿ is being forced to allow third-party app stores and payment systems, meaning if you wanted to buy your exclusive โ€œCat Yogaโ€ app from a shady dude named Gary in his momโ€™s basement, your dreams are coming true! inb4 โ€œCats canโ€™t do yoga, broโ€ but you know itโ€™s stonks ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ“‰ Apple: โ€œBut we wanted to keep it *exclusive*! That's our whole brand!โ€ Japan: โ€œYeah, and thatโ€™s cringe. Cope & seethe. ๐Ÿ˜’โ€ Leaked Dev Quote: โ€œI mean, who knew letting other people do their own thing would be good for business?!โ€ ๐Ÿ™ƒ This is basically like Drake pointing at the *rigged system* and then doing the โ€œIโ€™m on board with thisโ€ dance as he watches users download apps without having to sell their souls first. This is fine. ๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ’ฅ Hot take alert: Next, Apple will just send a "We're sorry" sticker in iMessage and call it a day! Watch this space! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ’€

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#Apple#Japan#App Stores#Regulation#Mobile Market
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