Amaya Toman In March of this year, Spotify launched its campaign called It's time to play fair. A battle has subsequently raged between Spotify and Apple, with one company accusing the other of unfair practices. The thorn in the side of Spotify is especially the thirty percent commission that Apple charges from developers of applications located in the App Store.
Spotify filed a complaint with the European Union, asking for an investigation into the legality of Apple's actions and whether the Cupertino company is favoring its own Apple Music service over third-party applications. Apple, on the other hand, claims that Spotify wants to use all the advantages of the Apple platform without paying a tax for them in the form of a corresponding commission.
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Among other things, Spotify says in its complaint that Apple does not allow third-party apps the same access to new features as its own apps. Spotify further states that in 2015 and 2016, it submitted its app for Apple Watch version for approval, but it was blocked by Apple. The European Union has now begun a formal review of the matter, according to the Financial Times.
After reviewing the complaint and hearing from customers, competitors, and other market players, the European Commission decided to open an investigation into Apple's practices. The editors of the Financial Times refer to sources close to the company. Both Spotify and Apple declined to comment on the speculation. Currently, the whole thing looks like in practice that users can download the Spotify application from the App Store, but they cannot activate or manage the subscription through it.
Source: Financial Times
