I do not understand much about the law, but there are things that apparently do not make much sense and logic, such as the complaint that the European Community against Apple, instigated by Spotify.
The audio platform complains that it cannot compete with the price of Apple Music because Apple keeps 30% of the invoicing of the downloads of Spotify through the App Store. He wants Apple to lower its commission, or to raise the price of the Apple Music subscription. What a fabric.
As published Financial Times, the European Commission will file charges against Apple this week because it believes it violates the EU's free competition law. This complaint refers to an antitrust dispute that Spotify has been holding for two years and Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),.
En 2019, Spotify filed a complaint with the European Commission, alleging that Apple enforces App Store rules that "deliberately limit choice and stifle innovation at the expense of user experience," accusing the company of "acting as a player and referee. to deliberately harm other application developers.
Spotify noted that Apple's 30% commission on purchases of App StoreIncluding subscriptions within the application, it forces the music streaming service to charge existing subscribers 12,99 Euros per month for its Premium plan in the App Store, to keep the 9,99 Euros per month that it usually charges outside. from the App Store.
Spotify argues that this gives Apple an unfair advantage because it cannot compete with the standard price of Apple Music of 9,99 Euros per month within the App Store.
I sincerely believe that having the millions of Apple users offering an application in the Apple App Store has value, that the Cupertino company has to charge no matter how much Spotify it is.