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Re:Addressing Spotify’s Claims by ThomPete on Friday March 15, 2019 @07:08AM (#19398536)
Because that's the only way you can do it.
Re:Addressing Spotify’s Claims by coldtea on Friday March 15, 2019 @08:00AM (#19398840)
They can always create their own mobile platform, if they think Apple providing them with one is not worth much to them...

After all Google and Apple did.

Re:Addressing Spotify’s Claims by ThomPete on Friday March 15, 2019 @11:50AM (#19400767)
Just as Apple could allow them to build their own payment stack into it and circumvent the app store.

But they don't.

Re:Addressing Spotify’s Claims by coldtea on Friday March 15, 2019 @01:01PM (#19401649)
Well, you build the environment, you make the rules is kind of the whole point.
Re:Addressing Spotify’s Claims by ThomPete on Friday March 15, 2019 @01:38PM (#19402100)
That's a very shallow point though. Technically correct but misses the point completely.