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What are the protectionist policies (not cultural or linguistic causes) that prevent non-Korean mobile apps from succeeding in South Korea?

• wodenokoto 10y ago
  The iPhone was delayed several years in Korea because it didn't have Korean security/encryption software and was therefore considered insecure. I haven't heard about app level barriers but I wouldn't be surprised
  • dba7dba 10y ago
    Hard to see how apps can be kept out lime iPhone was. Unless you are China.
    • drawnwren 10y ago
      While I don't have specific examples of this being abused. I would point out that there are actually country/region specific app stores, not one unified store. It's very common for software to not release globally. For example, much to the chagrin of most of my Thai friends, Pokemon Go is still not available in Thailand.