Spotify: Apple has 'defied' the EU by blocking latest update with pricing info [U: Apple response]
9to5Mac - 2024-04-25T12:52:22.000Z

Yesterday we learned that Spotify decided to pass on Apple’s new EU terms that would allow it to use alternative payment methods due to the Core Technology Fee. Instead, it submitted an app update with pricing info and details on how to subscribe outside of the App Store without giving users a link. Now Spotify says Apple has unjustly blocked the update and again “defied the European Commission”. more

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