The music streaming service is asking European antitrust regulators to intervene in a dispute after failing to settle its differences with Apple.
The Swedish music streaming company has filed a complaint against Apple with European antitrust officials, accusing it of giving its own music service an unfair advantage over competitors. "Apple has introduced rules to the App Store that purposely limit choice and stifle innovation at the expense of the user experience," Spotify's founder and CEO Daniel Ek wrote in a blog post.
Only the free, ad-supported version is still available in the app store."If we pay this tax, it would force us to artificially inflate the price of our Premium membership well above the price of Apple Music," Ek said."And to keep our price competitive for our customers, that isn't something we can do."Ek argued that other apps offering services via Apple, such as Uber or Deliveroo, do not have to pay.
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