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Spotify said today that it has submitted a new edition App Store that shows pricing and feature of speech information about the audio society ’s different plans in the EU . The update , which is pending blessing from Apple , also let in a tie-in for user to corrupt subscription plans from Spotify ’s internet site .
Earlier this week , the European Commission fined Apple a massive€1.84 billion ( $ 2 billion ) for the company ’s anti - competitory practicesin the euphony streaming market . In a press league , the EU ’s competition chief , Margrethe Vestager , said Apple has to block up its anti - steering practices .
“ From now on , Apple will have to give up medicine streaming developers to communicate freely with their own users — be that within the app , by email or any other ways of communication , ” she read .
Buoyed by this decision , Spotify has submitted this new version with selective information about subscription , offers and a radio link to buy those , as perThe Verge . The audio company does n’t currently show prices of different plans on the app , with subject matter like “ You ca n’t kick upstairs to Premium in the app . We know , it ’s not idealistic . ”
If a ship’s company take on Apple ’s changes , they have to compensate a new“core applied science fee”related to several downloads from all origin . Which could rake up the bill for companionship like Spotify with million of downloads .
Onits web log , Spotify anticipate this a “ powerful subject matter ” that send off a signal that even “ a monopoly like Apple ” is not able to “ manage superpower abusively ” to ascertain how other ship’s company interact with their customers .
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In response , Apple said it plans toappeal EC ’s decisionand said that Spotify has been “ the biggest beneficiary ” of the App Store . Apple noted that Spotify enjoys a legal age of its grocery plowshare in Europe in the music cyclosis market while yield “ Apple nothing for the services that have helped make them one of the most recognizable brands in the world . ”
