https://timetoplayfair.com spotify really fighting back against Apple First they block fb from running internal apps Now this lmao Any thoughts on the conflict between Apple and Spotify? Why is Apple trying to make enemies with every company lmao
Spotify isn’t that big to be really called as an enemy anyway
First Facebook? Well not really, free app distributed on platform, no one argues privacy doesn’t exist on their platform. Spotify? If you sold a product you don’t own and have to pay royalties, yes every penny counts. They haven’t been on (acquiring new customers) the Apple platform for quite some time and are struggling to profit. Selling they apples platform isn’t their problem, just slim margins. But they of course want to paint such a picture. Equal playing field for all devs, they can integrate with watch, Siri, IAP’s but choose not to. Their choice. Apple has to handle distribution, services, updates, fraud, billing systems, taxes, etc. If they focused on keeping customers for a year, they get the 85/15 split. Or you can sue the artists/labels and Apple.
Did you like, look at the website? They haven't been acquiring new customers on Apple platform because Apple has been doing all kinds of things to stop them from doing so while attempting to push for Apple's homegrown Apple Music.
Describe the ‘all kinds of things’ Apple is doing to stop them? Spotify stopped acquiring new customers as they stopped selling their subscription to new customers. No action by Apple. Meanwhile they still have existing customers subscriptions renewing on apples platform and I‘d guess 90% are over a year now, so majority if not all are the 85/15 split, not the 30%.
I checked the website and is so European I love it
I don’t get their first point itself on the website. How is Apple limiting choice for customers? In fact isn’t it creating more choices for the customer, one can either pay through App Store or through Spotify website. The customer pays the same. Most of the anti competitive cases in US in the past decade have been focused on whether the competition ends up being good for consumer or not. I don’t see how anything which Apple does hurts the end customer of Spotify.
I guess their argument would be that they can make Spotify less profitable, and then Spotify might shut down. When that happens, there's no choice.
The argument is that Apple doesn't let Spotify tell users that they can upgrade to the paid plan using the website. That hurts customers who don't want to listen to ads.
@Spotify Stop ranting and improve your international content if you really want to compete with Apple Music.
Well that's both insulting and offensive so...
Spotify has an issue: they are in a bad business. They don't own the content and don't own the platform. Tough spot to be in.
Spotify is in the right here. There is a big difference between charging what is right and what is just ridiculous & absurd.
So you think 30% is ridiculous and absurd? Do you have data to back your claim? Do you know how much it costs to build the platform, SDK, tools, distribution and market the platform?
I think they should charge a flat fee when a app is downloaded . Why does it matter if it's a 1$ app or a 100$ app ? Would you get charged more for a sofa if you were in a bigger house ??? .
Apple is an egotistical bully. That’s why
Have been passed for promotion, pal?
No, it's just true.