Apple placates Japan Fair Trade Commission with token app store concession

A five-year Japanese investigation into Apple’s app store practices has been resolved with a superficial tweak.
Apple is going to introduce an update next year that will allow certain apps to link through to an external site for the purpose of setting up an account. The stated reason for not allowing this to-date is some vague talk of ‘safety’ but it also happens to prevent any attempt to circumvent Apple’s billing platform, from which it takes up to a 30% cut of every pa