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I am in no way trying to deny that an advantage exists for Apple & Apple Music. Can you explain why that's a legal problem for them though?

• judge2020 8y ago
  The only legal problem I can see is because of the monopoly they have on their own hardware, but at that point, it's an antitrust case. I can't seem to find whatever Spotify is sending to the EU (from the bottom of the timeline [1]), but to me, it just seems like Spotify is whining throughout the whole website. The only thing I think Spotify could go with, if true, is this: > the rules are not applied evenly across the board. Does Uber pay it? No. Deliveroo? No. Does Apple Music pay it? No. So Apple gives the advantage to its own services. Disregarding "apple gives the advantage to its own services" while Uber and Deliveroo are not Apple-owned services, Apple not charging the commission for PassKit (Apple Pay) transactions may be the only thing Spotify has on Apple. 1: https://timetoplayfair.com/the-case/ https://timetoplayfair.com/the-case/
• berbec 8y ago
  I didn't know we were talking legality. The point raised above was "So what if they undercut Spotify, maybe Spotify should take 30% less profit when they sell using Apple channels?" I was trying to point out that it is economically unlikely Spotify has a 30%+ profit margin. Legal problem may exist in different areas. Ianal, but I wonder about Spotify's claims, refuted by Apple, about locking them out of watch and app store rejections. I am also interested in the practice not only requiring payemt though Apple, but banning any mention of other ways to purchase the same product.
  • Benjammer 8y ago
    >banning any mention of other ways to purchase the same product. What's the problem with this?