THE SHORT VERSION
- Korea's Media and Communications Commission approved combined fines of 63.7 billion won (about $45 million) on October 28: 42.9 billion won for Google and 20.81 billion won for Apple.韩国广播通信委员会 10 月 28 日批准合计 637 亿韩元（约 4500 万美元）罚款：谷歌 429 亿韩元、苹果 208.1 亿韩元。
- The regulator found both companies forced in-app payment methods, imposed a 26 percent commission on third-party payments, blocked external payments and delayed app reviews, and said Apple calculated commissions differently for Korean and overseas developers.监管机构认定两家公司强制应用内支付、对第三方支付收取 26% 佣金、禁止外部支付并拖延应用审核，还指出苹果对韩国与海外开发者采用不同的佣金计算方式。
- Google and Apple must submit compliance plans within a month and implement changes within three months; the orders include accepting external payment links and revising app review procedures.谷歌与苹果须在一个月内提交整改计划、三个月内完成实施；命令包括接受外部支付链接与修改应用审核程序。
The decision and its numbers决定与数字
South Korea's Media and Communications Commission approved the fines on October 28 after concluding that Google and Apple violated the Telecommunications Business Act through their app store payment policies. Yonhap reports a combined total of 63.7 billion won, about $45 million, split into 42.9 billion won for Google and 20.81 billion won for Apple. Engadget puts the same amounts at roughly $32 million for Google and $15.6 million for Apple.韩国广播通信委员会 10 月 28 日批准罚款，认定谷歌与苹果通过应用商店支付政策违反《电信事业法》。韩联社报道合计 637 亿韩元、约 4500 万美元，其中谷歌 429 亿韩元、苹果 208.1 亿韩元。Engadget 给出的美元换算约为谷歌 3200 万美元、苹果 1560 万美元。
The commission also issued corrective orders and said it would not file criminal complaints. The two companies must submit compliance plans within one month of receiving the orders and implement the required changes within three months. For a ruling that took years to reach, the implementation timetable is the part developers can measure: it sets a deadline for new payment options rather than leaving them as a statement of intent.委员会同时下达整改命令，并表示不会提起刑事控告。两家公司须在收到命令后一个月内提交整改计划、三个月内完成所需变更。对一场耗时数年才作出的裁决来说，实施时间表是开发者可以衡量的部分：它给新支付选项设了截止日期，而不是停在意图层面。
What the regulator found监管机构认定了什么
The commission said both companies abused their dominant positions by forcing app developers to use specific payment methods and by imposing unfavourable conditions on third-party options. Engadget reports that the investigation, which began with fact-finding work and on-site inspections in 2022, found a 26 percent commission applied to third-party payments and a prohibition on external payment routes.委员会称两家公司滥用支配地位，强制应用开发者使用特定支付方式，并对第三方选项施加不利条件。Engadget 报道，调查自 2022 年起通过事实调查与现场检查展开，认定第三方支付适用 26% 佣金，且禁止外部支付渠道。
The findings also cover app review behaviour. The regulator said reviews were delayed without a clear reason and that individual queries about the delays went unanswered. It added that Apple calculated commissions differently for Korean and overseas developers, basing the Korean figure on a purchase price that included VAT while using pre-VAT prices for developers outside the country. Those details matter because they describe practices a developer can check against their own statements.认定也涉及应用审核行为。监管机构称审核在没有明确理由的情况下被拖延，个别询问也未获答复。它还指出苹果对韩国与海外开发者采用不同的佣金计算方式：对韩国开发者以含增值税的购买价为基数，对海外开发者则以不含税价格计算。这些细节重要，因为开发者可以拿自己的账单核对。
What Google and Apple must change谷歌与苹果必须改什么
The corrective orders require both companies to let developers offer alternative payment methods, including external payment links inside apps, and to adjust fees for third-party payment systems to reasonable levels. Google must also revise its user experience guidelines for third-party payments. Apple must scrap its requirement that developers submit separate apps when they offer alternative payment options.整改命令要求两家公司允许开发者提供替代支付方式，包括应用内外部支付链接，并把第三方支付系统的费用调整到合理水平。谷歌还须修改其第三方支付的用户体验指南。苹果须取消开发者提供替代支付选项时必须提交独立应用的要求。
The regulator framed the goal as a fair app market rather than punishment for its own sake. Its chair, Kim Jong-cheol, said a fair and sustainable app market ecosystem can be achieved through a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship between app market operators and developers. Whether that translates into lower fees or simply more payment routes is the question developers will test once the three-month window closes. Korea's software enforcement record gives some context: our September update summary shows how Apple staggers software changes by device, and app store rules add a payments layer on top.监管机构把目标表述为公平的应用市场，而不是为惩罚而惩罚。委员会主席金钟哲表示，公平且可持续的应用市场生态，可以通过应用市场运营者与开发者之间合作互利的关系实现。这些要求最终会变成更低费率还是仅仅更多支付路径，开发者会在三个月窗口结束后检验。韩国软件执行的历史可参考我们这份9 月更新汇总，而应用商店规则在软件之上又加了一层支付。
Google's response, and the silence from Apple谷歌的回应，以及苹果的沉默
Google expressed regret, saying the commission had not taken into account recent policy changes aimed at giving developers more payment options and reducing commission fees. Yonhap notes that Google announced plans in March to allow external payment routes. That argument separates the company's current policy direction from the specific conduct the regulator examined, and it is the kind of distinction an appeal or a compliance filing would need to make concrete.谷歌表示遗憾，称委员会没有考虑其近期旨在给开发者更多支付选项、降低佣金的政策变化。韩联社指出，谷歌曾在 3 月宣布计划允许外部支付渠道。这一说法把公司当前的政策方向与监管机构审查的具体行为区分开来，而这类区分正是申诉或整改文件需要具体说明的部分。
Apple did not provide a statement in either source read for this article. That absence should be stated plainly rather than filled with speculation: the ruling orders changes to Apple's separate-app requirement and its treatment of domestic and overseas developers, and the company has not publicly said how it will comply. Readers should treat the enforcement dates as the firm facts and any company intentions as unknown until filings appear.本文所读的两条来源中，苹果均未提供声明。这一点应如实写出，而不是用猜测填补：裁决要求修改苹果的独立应用要求以及其对国内外开发者的处理方式，而公司尚未公开说明将如何遵守。读者应把执行日期当作确定事实，把公司意图当作在文件出现前未知。
Why a Korean ruling travels为什么韩国裁决会外溢
Korea has been one of the first markets to legislate against forced in-app payment systems, so its enforcement decisions are watched by regulators elsewhere. Yonhap reports that the decision comes about three years after the regulator first notified Google and Apple of the alleged violations in October 2023, which shows how long the process takes even where the legal framework already exists.韩国是最早立法禁止强制应用内支付系统的市场之一，因此其执法决定受到其他地区监管机构关注。韩联社报道，这一决定距监管机构 2023 年 10 月首次通知谷歌与苹果涉嫌违规约三年，说明即便法律框架已经存在，程序仍要很久。
For developers, the practical value is a precedent that can be cited in other jurisdictions, not a global rule change. A small studio selling in Korea can point to the requirement for external payment links; a studio selling elsewhere cannot assume the same terms apply. The ruling also shows that a regulator can act on the fee structure of third-party payments rather than only on whether alternative payment methods exist at all.对开发者而言，实际价值是一个可在其他司法辖区引用的先例，而不是全球规则改变。在韩国销售的小型工作室可以引用外部支付链接的要求；在其他市场销售的工作室不能假设同样条款适用。裁决还表明，监管机构可以针对第三方支付的费率结构采取行动，而不只问替代支付方式是否存在。
What developers should check开发者该核对什么
The first item to watch is the fee attached to external payments. The order says fees must be adjusted to reasonable levels, which leaves the actual percentage to be settled in the compliance plans. A payment route with a commission close to the in-app rate changes little for a developer deciding where to send users. The second is review time: the regulator's findings on delayed reviews and unanswered queries suggest that procedural fixes are part of the remedy, not an afterthought.第一项要看外部支付附带的费率。命令称费用须调整到合理水平，实际比例要等整改计划确定。若外部支付渠道的佣金接近应用内费率，开发者决定把用户导到哪里时几乎不会改变。第二是审核时间：监管机构关于审核拖延与询问无答复的认定，说明程序性修复是救济的一部分，而不是附带事项。
Developers selling in Korea should keep their current fee statements and review timelines so they can compare them with the post-compliance terms. Those selling in multiple markets should check whether the same app can offer external links in Korea without breaking the rules that apply elsewhere. Our Pixel update coverage and Samsung Week market story show how often regional software and pricing terms diverge; payment rules are one more place where the local market, not the global app, sets the terms.在韩国销售的开发者应保留当前的费率账单与审核时长，以便与整改后的条款对比。在多个市场销售的开发者应确认同一款应用能否在韩国提供外部链接，同时不违反其他地区的规则。我们的 Pixel 更新报道与 Samsung Week 市场报道都显示，地区性的软件与价格条款经常不同；支付规则只是又一个由本地市场而非全球应用决定条款的地方。
The dates that matter值得盯的日期
The compliance plan is due within a month, and the changes must be implemented within three months. Those deadlines are the concrete markers to watch, because a plan can describe intent while an implemented change alters the checkout screen a developer actually uses. The commission has not said how it will verify compliance in either source read here, so the first public evidence will probably be revised developer terms or new payment options appearing in Korean builds.整改计划须在一个月内提交，变更须在三个月内实施。这些截止日期是具体观察点，因为计划可以描述意图，而实际实施才会改变开发者真正使用的结账页面。本文所读来源均未说明委员会将如何验证合规，因此第一批公开证据很可能是修改后的开发者条款或韩国版本中出现的新支付选项。
The other thing to watch is whether the fines are contested. The orders and the penalties are separate: a company can pay or challenge a fine while still implementing the corrective orders. Until filings or statements appear, the safe reading is that Google and Apple are required to change their Korean app store practices on a three-month clock, and that developers should plan for new payment options rather than assume lower fees.另一件要观察的是罚款是否被抗辩。命令与罚款是两件事：公司可以一边缴纳或抗辩罚款，一边仍执行整改命令。在文件或声明出现前，稳妥的解读是：谷歌与苹果被要求在三个月内改变韩国应用商店做法，开发者应为新支付选项做计划，而不是假设费率会下降。
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