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Simple solution: enforce IAP as an option whilst allowing alternatives. The other option would be to not tax 30% on value Apple did not produce.

• threeseed 4y ago
  Apple does produce value though. They built the platform that allowed Spotify to even exist. And then they built the distribution channel that directed customers to Spotify. No different to Spotify itself.
  • throwaway46829 4y ago
    Spotify also adds value to the iPhone, before the App Store it was pretty but kind of useless. Make them give both options, people can decide whether easy cancellation etc. is worth 30%, Apple can make up any losses it needs to continue the platform from the iPhone sales price (or they can charge for App Store access or whatever, we should make them allow third-party stores/sideloading regardless), people can then decide whether that platform is worth it over Android.
    • etchalon 4y ago
      The iPhone before the App Store was exactly the same as all of the other phones on the market at the time, none of which were useless.
  • alexvoda 4y ago
    Wrong, Spotify's existence does not depend on Apple and their platform. Spotify works on all platforms. Apple is rent-seeking by abusing their natural monopoly on app distribution on iOS platforms (their platform, their rules) which is leveraged to create a monopoly in IAP channels.