Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, abakwaSpotify bathumele incwadi yomphakathi kwi-European Union beyimemela phenya imikhuba ye-Apple ngezinsizakalo ezivela eceleninjengoba kubonakala ku ukubhekelwa phansi kwezimo Uma kukhulunywa ngokuncintisana ne-Apple Music, kuleli cala elithile, ngoba insiza yomculo yokusakaza ye-Apple akudingeki ikhokhe u-30% ngokubhaliselwe.
Kubukeka sengathi akuyena yedwa. Yize kuyiqiniso ukuthi iNetflix, i-HBO noma iyiphi enye insizakalo yokusakaza ibingajoyina icala, ogcine ethathe isinyathelo sokuqala kube nguRakuten, isiqhwaga saseJapan, esithi lokho ikhomishini engama-30% isele ukusabalalisa izincwadi zakho ngokusebenzisa isicelo sayo kuyaphikisana nokuncintisana.
UKobo, inkampani engaphansi kweRakuten ethengisa izincwadi nge-inthanethi, ufake isikhalazo sakhe ngoMashi odlule ku-European Union, wathi ukuqoqwa kwe-Apple kwekhomishini engama-30% yokuthengisa eyenziwe ohlelweni lwayo lwezinto eziphilayo. ithuthukisa insiza yakho ye-Apple Books.
Njengaku-Apple Music, I-Apple Books ayikhokhi noma yiluphi uhlobo lwemali ngokuthengisa izincwadi zabo ngeplatifomu ye-Apple, kuyinzuzo ecacile engekho enye ipulatifomu engancintisana nayo.
Ukuphikisana kuka-Apple ukuthethelela le khomishini ukuthi inikeza amathuluzi ukuze ukwazi ukuthengisa izinsizakalo zakho ngesitolo sakho sohlelo lokusebenza. Abanye ochwepheshe bathi kungumkhuba olungile webhizinisi ukufuna ikhomishini, njengoba i-Apple kufanele ixhase ukusebenza kwesikhulumi ukuze abanye bazuze.
Bobabili uSpotify noRakuten abafuni ukuthi i-Apple iyeke ukugcina ama-30% wokuthenga noma okubhaliselwe (kusukela ngonyaka amaphesenti ehlela ku-15%), kepha kunalokho yehlisa lelo phesenti ngalokhu kungacatshangelwa yizinkampani futhi ngaleyo ndlela zikwazi ukunikela futhi ngethuba lokuthola izinkonzo zazo nge-App Store.
Kokubili iNetflix neSpotify, njengabanye, bama ngaphezu konyaka odlule ukuvumela inkontileka imisebenzi yabo ngokusebenzisa isicelo etholakala ku-App Store, ebamema ukuthi bavakashele iwebhusayithi yayo (ngaphandle kokungeza noma yikuphi ukuxhumana okuqondile) ukwenza kanjalo.
