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Spotify Accuses Apple of Using App Store Approval Process as a 'Weapon to Harm Competitors'
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Toyota sells used Chevys... And does Toyota charge Chevy for that?
I don't hate I like them better than Apple. Apple is paying artist toon of money to have their music to exclusive and let other behind. Please they are getting greedy........
Isn't the landlord being compensated for all that out of the 30%? The issue isn't that the landlord charges rent, the issue is that the landlord competes with his own clients on unequal terms.
Oh look,someone's who browses Apple news sites and calls them all out for absolutely no benefit to anyone at all. Continue wasting your time, mate. You're gonna go places!
Uh, and what did you just do?
Good thing is, you didn't say I was wrong ;-)
Really? Does Macy's allow you to pay for Brand merchandise outside of their store? Can I say to the cashier 'The Polo store has these pants cheaper. I'll just pay them and take the pants with me'
No it doesn't work that way for any other business. Apple spent billions developing and promoting their tech and software to a point that it attracts lots of consumers. Consumers that Spotify might otherwise not have access to.
Spotify does NOT have to charge extra. With their superior music streaming service they would soundly beat Apple Music. But because they operate at a loss, they are crying foul. It's up to Spotify to convert their free users to paying users. Not Apple to give away their customers for free.
Not claiming to know anything - it's just an opinion. I read what happens in courts and logic does not always prevail.
So? Isn't App Developers that made iPhone so popular? Without App Develope, will iPhone still be this popular?
Treat App Developer better and stop being greedy.
I don't think App Store rules allow any links or messaging in-app that redirects people elsewhere.
Ah, a huge green logo. Somewhat apropos.
Because Apple isn't all about making profits?
Only thing ridiculous here is the really BAD analogy you used to Walmart selling products on the shelf
In case you don't know, retail stores don't operate like an App store. it isn't Walmart selling a product on behalf of lets say, Head and Shoulders.
Walmart has to purchase their store inventory directly from Head and Shoulders. Any sales that Walmart then make of Head and Shoulders goes directly to the revenues of Walmart. After initial inventory purchase, Head and Shoulders doesn't receive further percentages of sales.
if Apple wanted to use this retail model. They would be purchasing the Apps from the developers themselves and then taking 100% of the revenues after its sold to the consumer.
but we all know this isn't how digital app marketplace operates. So your analogy as a defense for your point is as you said. Ridiculous.
No, because the shampoo would be different. It would be like saying Walmart can't sell shelf-space to a Head and Shoulders reseller, and then turn around and sell Head and Shoulders itself which it buys directly from the manufacturer without a reseller.
I am confused as to why people here believe that the only way to get a Spotify subscription is via the AppStore. They do not allow alternative payment methods WITHIN the app because, gee, there could be a billion misuses of that.
Simple work around, go to the spotify website and .. sign up the account there, setup payment, etc. Then sign in on the app. Is this REALLY that difficult?
Simple work around, go to the spotify website and .. sign up the account there, setup payment, etc. Then sign in on the app. Is this REALLY that difficult?
Because you are now taking the service away from the many who got it to use it on their phones? I wouldn't doubt there are people who would switch to Android to keep it, but that number won't shadow the many who will choose to stay on Apple and switch to a different service.
Such BS from Spotify and sad to see that some politicians have bought into that BS. Apple is continually punished for having the gall to be successful.
Spotify has a choice. They can charge everybody at 6.99 and offer only paid apps.
Spotify currently have 100million users and 30million paid users. Ads are far and few between Obviously they still have to pay the music publishers what the 70million users have used.
They have a choice to work within Apple's rules. You don't see other paid apps complain about Apple getting a cut.
Seriously. Apple needs to throw some serious green at them. Shut them up and shut them down. Move their users to Apple Music and be done with it.
Feel free to use Android. I'm using both paid and both have their own pros and cons.
If they cut Spotify a special deal (say 10%) and charged Pandora and other streaming services 30%, they would truly be undertaking anti-competitive behavior as they would be favoring one App Store vendor at the expense of others.
First off, it wouldn't just be subscriptions that linked to outside the App. All Apps could do this which would cut Apples revenue for running the App Store down to zero. And it would expose customers to increased risk having to sign up to multiple sites for all the different Apps you decided to buy.
Apple deserves a cut because they are giving you access to hundreds of millions of customers with credit cards on file who can make a purchase as simply as tapping their iPhone. Stores like to take credit cards even though they pay fees. Why? Because people will often buy something on credit and pay for it later. So you can get the sale on a credit card or lose the sale because you don't accept them. Same with The App Store. Customers are going to be more likely to purchase something if it's quick and easy. Why do you think Amazons 1-click ordering is so popular? Because it makes things easy for customers.
This is something we can't measure, because Spotify won't say anything about how many customers sign up through iOS. But I bet it's a LOT, given how much they whine about it. They're happy to get millions of subscribers from Apples user base, but don't want to pay for the privilege. It's really that simple.
Nah, that's really not it at all. How about this instead: Let me use my phone to buy whatever apps I want, however I want to buy them and stop inserting yourself as an unwanted, surcharging middle man.
It's actually a really good point. If you view the App Store as a shopping mall, they are charging someone to set up shop and operate there. If you don't like it, you go buy your own plot of land and construct your own building. Then you try to attract potential customers to your new location.