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Re:Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair by mcrae on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:26AM (#19378924)
In the article, it mentions several times that Apple has rejected apps for linking to the web page to upgrade, or for even mentioning it is possible to upgrade (when IAP is not enabled).
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Re:Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair by gumby on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:57AM (#19379253)
The article says so but I just tried to watch a video on iOS amazon video and it tells me to “Buy through the Amazon website or on your TV”. So I’m sure Spotify could say the same.
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Re:Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair by mithr on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @12:53PM (#19380651)
I believe it's about the type of product you're paying for -- the Spotify site specifically says Apple doesn't allow _content subscription_ services to be advertised through apps. In addition, I bet Prime gets away with it because it's not _purely_ a content subscription service.
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