Spotify accuses Apple of 'extortion' with new App Store tax

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/26/24052162/spotify-apple-app-store-tax-eu-dma

by hexage1814 • 2 years ago

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nusl3• 2 years ago

$0.50 per install is crazy. Not sure if anyone is going to care about this as much as they seemed to care about Unity pulling similar stuff.

ijhuygft7762• 2 years ago

Apple always had been crazy though.... The main reason I never used their products.

nusl3• 2 years ago

Agreed. I use their products for the security aspects. Not to say there aren't flaws but apple cares a lot more about it than android vendors in my experience.

dantheman• 2 years ago

This is completely different, this is an alternative to the traditional payment. The traditional deal is still there.

eadz• 2 years ago

Spotify has its own App Store, with an even worse experience for developers in my experience.

Rather than a published set of rules and fees for commercial apps, instead Spotify requires you contact them, and fees and rules are done behind closed doors, if you even get that far.

Since Spotify is throwing stones here, what are Spotify’s commercial rates for Spotify integrated apps in their App Store?

qarl• 2 years ago

Hmmm... how can it be 'extortion' if it's optional?

ChrisArchitect• 2 years ago

[Dupe]

Official post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39148422

mediumsmart• 2 years ago

Exploiter meets extortionist. here’s to the crazy ones

Spotify accuses Apple of 'extortion' with new App Store tax

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