By Jaspreet Singh
(Reuters) – Apple (NASDAQ:) has rejected Spotify (NYSE:)’s new model of its iOS app with in-app pricing data for customers within the European Union, the audio streaming agency stated on Thursday.
The Swedish firm submitted a brand new model of its app to Apple with fundamental pricing and web site data, which is a minimal requirement beneath the European Fee’s ruling in its music streaming case, it stated in a publish on X on Wednesday.
Spotify stated Apple rejected its replace in a response straight despatched to the corporate.
“Apple has as soon as once more defied the European Fee’s resolution, rejecting our replace for trying to speak with clients about our costs until we pay Apple a brand new tax. Their disregard for shoppers and builders is matched solely by their disdain for the legislation,” a spokesperson for Spotify stated in an announcement.
Apple stated it’ll approve the brand new model of the app after Spotify accepts the phrases of the Music Streaming Providers Entitlement within the European Financial Space (EEA), and resubmit it for overview.
“This entitlement is required even when your app doesn’t embrace an exterior hyperlink,” Apple stated in a response to Spotify concerning the app replace.
Beneath Apple’s proposal, Spotify and different streaming companies can embrace hyperlinks to their web sites to tell customers of cost choices outdoors its App Retailer and the corporate would cost a 27% fee on transactions made by means of a hyperlink.
Spotify didn’t embrace the in-app hyperlink within the replace submitted to Apple.
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Spotify stated it doesn’t need to be part of Apple’s entitlement as it’s a new set of anti-steering restrictions and consists of the 27% fee on digital purchases made by means of hyperlinks.
“We’re at present assessing whether or not Apple has totally complied with the choice,” a spokesperson for the European Fee stated, including the Fee may even assess any modifications carried out by Apple to its App Retailer enterprise phrases beneath the Digital Markets Act.
In March, Brussels fined Apple with 1.84 billion euros ($1.97 billion) for thwarting competitors from music streaming rivals by way of restrictions on its App Retailer.
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