It continues a troubling pattern of behavior by Apple to exclude and diminish the competitiveness of Spotify on iOS and as a rival to Apple Music, particularly when seen against the backdrop of Apple’s previous anticompetitive conduct aimed at Spotify. This latest episode raises serious concerns under both U.S. Spotify also wrote and leaked a letter to Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell making similar arguments. The company argued that cut gives Apple an unfair advantage when competing with Apple Music. Spotify was already complaining to regulators in Europe and the U.S. Spotify either hoped the email-thing would be a loophole through Apple’s guidelines, or it planned to use the inevitable rejection as a source for public protest. Apple gets 30% of purchases that go through its system. ![]() While Apple doesn’t require an in-app purchase option for apps that deliver subscriptions, if an app has such an option it must go through Apple’s billing system. ![]() This is a direct violation of App Store guidelines, rules that have been in place for years.
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