> "Spotify and the like might not be as profitable paying the 30/15%, but that's a Spotify problem not an Apple problem." It's an Apple problem because Apple c

> "Spotify and the like might not be as profitable paying the 30/15%, but that's a Spotify problem not an Apple problem." It's an Apple problem because Apple competes directly with Spotify. Apple's own competitor (Apple Music) can avoid those overheads while offering users the convenience of in-app subscriptions. You could argue that Apple is abusing its market power in one sector to gain dominance in another, which is monopolistic and - in many countries - illegal.