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Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan (www.theregister.com)
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[โ€“] DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This might be wishful thinking but could this lead to Nintendo and other console manufacturers having to open up their ecosystem and allow third party stores?

[โ€“] kopasu22@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

The full text of this act (translated to English) is available here: https://www.jftc.go.jp/file/MSCA_Guidelines_tentative_translation.pdf

I haven't read through the full text, but it does seem to specifically apply to only smartphones. The Switch is a mobile device but I think it'd be a hard case to make it count as a phone and a general computing platform like iPhone/Android.