The Cupertino-based company says Spotify is the biggest reason the EU reached this ruling. But according to Apple, the music service is twice the size of its direct competitors, and therefore dominates the market itself.
Here lies the problem, according to Apple, which is appealing against the fine. “Spotify wants to bend the rules in their favor by including subscription prices in their app. They want to use our tools and technologies and distribute them through the App Store, but they pay nothing for it.”
Last week, Spotify signed with other app makers like Epic Games (from the game fortnite) and music service Deezer a Letter to the European Commission. That letter was about concerns that Apple would not comply with the new European digital markets law. This law aims to prevent powerful technology companies from imposing unfair terms on companies and users.
The developers claim that Apple has changed its rules to comply with the law, but this puts them at an even greater disadvantage.
