The influential senator massachusetts, elizabeth warren criticism made with Apple, Google and Amazon, accusing large companies in an effort to destroy competition and crush small businesses.
"Google, Apple and Amazon have created a revolutionary technology that changed our world and ... deserve to be profitable and successful, warren said. - But the market should be room for new entrants and small businesses, which have the opportunity to change the world again. "
Regarding Apple, warren said the company canceled the streaming services able to compete on equal terms with Apple Music. This is 30% of contributions applicable to register for mobile applications. For example, if the user decides to subscribe to Spotify in the application on the iPhone, you will have to pay $ 12.99 monthly to $ 3 more than the cost of monthly subscription in the Apple Music.
In Recode comments, the representative of Spotify according to the statements of US Senator:
"Apple long ago the possibility of complete control over the iOS is used to destroy competition in the music industry. She redirect prices of competitors and prohibits us from talking to customers about the lowest prices and thus obtaining an advantage for their services from the lock screen, ending with Siri. You know that there is something unfair in the sense that Apple earns more in subscriptions to Spotify, which in Apple Music and not win is divided with the music industry. They want their piece of cake, but they are assigned and alien ".
Spotify is not the first time that resents Apple's policy regarding third-party applications. Last year streaming service users sent a letter proposing to cancel your subscription through the App Store.
"We inform you that the subscription to Spotify Premium costs only $ 9.99, but Apple collects 30% as commission. If you transfer the subscription payment on the website, you can save, "- is said in the mailing list ..
By letter Spotify opened a showdown with Apple, whose methods of Senator elizabeth warren considered unworthy of fair competition. If this action would rise, with the participation of government antitrust regulators, it could force Apple to change the rules.
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