Re:Addressing Spotify’s Claims
by weavejester on Friday March 15, 2019 @10:04PM
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"Android has 71% market share in the EU, as of February 2019 - compared to iOS's 21%."
I think it's worth pointing out that Spotify is a Swedish company, where iOS has a 58% market share, according to the site you linked. It could be that Spotify's main markets are ones where iOS has a more significant share.
"In theory, if the 30% cut was too high, developers wouldn't want to develop on the iOS platform"
The problem is not just that Apple is taking a 30% cut; it's that it's also running a competing service. Spotify are arguing that Apple are unfairly using their supposed dominance in one market (phones) to achieve dominance in another market (streaming music).
Re:Addressing Spotify’s Claims
by sbuk on Saturday March 16, 2019 @05:52AM
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They're complaint has been made to the EU. Besides, they are a global company in many markets. Spotify are not "the little guys" they are claiming to be.
I think it's worth pointing out that Spotify is a Swedish company, where iOS has a 58% market share, according to the site you linked. It could be that Spotify's main markets are ones where iOS has a more significant share.
"In theory, if the 30% cut was too high, developers wouldn't want to develop on the iOS platform"
The problem is not just that Apple is taking a 30% cut; it's that it's also running a competing service. Spotify are arguing that Apple are unfairly using their supposed dominance in one market (phones) to achieve dominance in another market (streaming music).