Spotify Accuses Apple of Unfair Competition - Reports

© AFP 2023 / LIONEL BONAVENTUREThis combination created on March 13, 2019 of file illustrations displayed on tablet screens shows the logo of the US multinational technology company Apple (bottom, February 18, 2019 in Paris) and the logo of online streaming music service Spotify (April 19, 2018 in Paris). - Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said on March 13, 2019 it had filed a formal complaint with the EU Commission against Apple, accusing its US rival of stifling competition in the online music market.
This combination created on March 13, 2019 of file illustrations displayed on tablet screens shows the logo of the US multinational technology company Apple (bottom, February 18, 2019 in Paris) and the logo of online streaming music service Spotify (April 19, 2018 in Paris). - Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said on March 13, 2019 it had filed a formal complaint with the EU Commission against Apple, accusing its US rival of stifling competition in the online music market. - Sputnik International
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In March 2019, Spotify made a complaint to the European Commission, as Apple did not allow Siri and HomePod to launch the music streaming service. In June 2020, the European Commission initiated an investigation over the App Store's 30% commission fee due to a complaint from Spotify and Rakuten.

Spotify has blamed Apple for abusing its dominant market position by announcing an all-in-one subscription bundle including Apple Music on Tuesday.

"Once again, Apple is using its dominant position and unfair practices to disadvantage competitors and deprive consumers by favoring its own services. We call on competition authorities to act urgently to restrict Apple’s anti-competitive behavior, which if left unchecked, will cause irreparable harm to the developer community and threaten our collective freedoms to listen, learn, create, and connect", the company's statement reads, as quoted by the Verge.

On 15 September, Apple introduced a single subscription to its Apple One services. It will include Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade and Apple News, among others.

According to Apple's senior vice president Eddy Cue, the number of Apple Music subscribers surpassed 60 million in June 2019, while Spotify had 286 million subscribers in April 2020.

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