Apple requires that Spotify and other digital services pay a 30% tax on purchases made through Apple's payment system, including upgrading from our Free to our Premium service. To illustrate what I mean, let me share a few examples.

But in Apple's case, they continue to give themselves an unfair advantage at every turn. Apple is both the owner of the iOS platform and the App Store - and a competitor to services like Spotify. Apple operates a platform that, for over a billion people around the world, is the gateway to the internet. After trying unsuccessfully to resolve the issues directly with Apple, we're now requesting that the EC take action to ensure fair competition. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek writes in a blog post: In recent years, Apple has introduced rules to the App Store that purposely limit choice and stifle innovation at the expense of the user experience - essentially acting as both a player and referee to deliberately disadvantage other app developers.

Spotify today filed a complaint with EU antitrust regulators against Apple, saying the iPhone maker unfairly limits rivals to its own Apple Music streaming service.

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