In 2016 Apple was taken to court by South Korea for abusing its dominant market position.
Apple was found guilty of forcing carriers to buy a minimum amount of devices, share the cost of repairs with Apple and pay for iPhones’ TV ads.The sentence forces Apple to pay $89 million which they will invest KRW 40 billion into building research and development centers for small local businesses, KRW 25 billion for 10% discount on iPhone repairs, KRW 25 billion in education center for ICT developers and KRW 10 billion in the education system.