Abuse of Dominance in Digital Markets: The Korea Fair Trade Commission’s Google Play Store Decision
Abuse of Dominance in Digital Markets: The Korea Fair Trade Commission’s Google Play Store Decision
- 서울대학교 경제연구소
- Seoul Journal of Economics
- Volume 37 No.1
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2024.0237 - 54 (18 pages)
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DOI : 10.22904/sje.2024.37.1.002
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This paper introduces the decision rendered by the Korea Fair Trade Commission regarding the Google Play Store Case in April 2023. Google Play Store dominates the market for Android-based app stores both domestically and globally. Upon the launch of One Store, an integrated app store of three mobile carriers and Korea’s leading search engine Naver, Google devised a strategy aimed at securing exclusive release of games. The Commission determined that Google’s action that limits multi-homing constitutes anticompetitive behavior, resulting in the exclusion of One Store from the competitive landscape.
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. Background
Ⅲ. Relevant Market
Ⅳ. Exclusive Dealing of Google Play Store with Game Developers
Ⅴ. Competitive Harm
Ⅵ. Concluding Remarks
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