“We simply want the same treatment as numerous other apps on the App Store, like Uber or Deliveroo, who aren’t subject to the Apple tax and therefore don’t have the same restrictions.”Īlso Read Neil Young to Spotify Employees: ‘Get Out of That Place Before It Eats up Your Soul’ “We aren’t seeking special treatment,” Ek’s post continues. Ek goes on to note that if his company were to opt out of Apple’s payment system, Apple “applies a series of technical and experience-limiting restrictions on Spotify” including blocking app updates and limiting Spotify’s ability to connect with Apple products like Siri, HomePod, and Apple Watch, which allegedly favor Apple Music integration. Unlike other recent calls to break up tech giants like Apple, Spotify’s statements reflect an effort to change Apple’s management of the App Store, rather than completely remove it from their ownership. But in Apple’s case, they continue to give themselves an unfair advantage at every turn.” “Apple is both the owner of the iOS platform and the App Store-and a competitor to services like Spotify,” the company’s CEO Daniel Ek wrote in a blog post. Apple forces third-party app creators to surrender 30 percent of the profit from every in-app purchase, in theory making it nearly impossible for Spotify to compete with Apple Music at the same $9.99 price point. On Wednesday, the Swedish company filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the European Commission, alleging that the American tech giant was attempting to “purposely limit choice and stifle innovation” in its App Store. Spotify is gearing up for a heated antitrust dispute with Apple and their music streaming service, Apple Music.
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