1.8 billion euros. This is the penalty that the European Commission imposed on Apple in order to somehow resolve the dispute between Spotify and Spotify. Apple is a lawsuit addressing commissions and external links for subscribing without paying the App Store commission. It was expected that this situation would decrease with the entry into force of the penalty and DMA, but no. And Spotify once again leveled accusations against the Cupertino company; this time it stopped the latest update of its app; This update included exactly what Apple needed to allow with DMA.

“Hello, you can subscribe to my website”. Spotify wanted to test new App Store rules. As reported by the company, on March 5, a new update was rolled out to the European version of the application, which includes information about subscription prices and external links through which payments can be made from the Spotify website. This would have been fatal a few years ago, and if it wasn’t, ‘tell Fortnite.’ But with the new rules and DMA everything is perfect.

That update did not come. As we already know, Apple checks for app updates to verify that everything is OK. As Spotify explained in an email to the European Commission that The Verge had access to, Apple “did not recognize or respond to Spotify’s request.” They also claim that they have not received a response from Apple since the update was sent out.

Commission, do something. In the same email, Spotify assures that this is “yet another example of how Apple, if left unchecked, will try to evade and/or not comply with the Commission decision.” Additionally, “Given Apple’s track record, Spotify is concerned that Apple’s delay is intentional and intended to delay or completely prevent compliance.” Spotify is therefore calling on the European Commission to contact Apple and intervene.

Reviews in one day. And this might have been overlooked in another context, but that’s the way it is. Apple defended itself against Spotify’s accusations on March 4, stating that the platform did not make any payments to Apple, used its tools and technologies without paying anything, and reviewed version 421 of the application multiple times on the same day. at the request of the platform. According to Spotify spokesperson Jeanne Moran:

“It’s been nine days and we’re still waiting to hear from Apple about making our app showing EU consumer prices available and a link to our website, which we’re now allowed to do with the European Commission’s decision on the music streaming situation.” […] “Apple’s delay is in direct contradiction to its claim that reviews of submitted applications are conducted within 24 hours and is also contrary to the adoption timeline set by the Commission.”

We’ve reached out to Apple at Xataka to find out their status and will update when we hear back.

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