Spotify CEO's dispute with Apple

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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek takes aim at Apple in video message following $1.84 billion court victory: ‘They want to close down the internet and make it theirs’

Ek wages a war of words with Apple, which accuses Spotify of being a corporate freeloader that is the true dominant player in the market.

finance.yahoo.com

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek warns Apple wants to 'close down the internet and make it theirs’

Ek wages a war of words with Apple, which accuses Spotify of being a corporate freeloader that is the true dominant player in the market.

fortune.com

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek unloads on Apple by calling its compliance with new EU antitrust rules ‘a farce’

He accused Apple of “doing pretty much everything to make this such an unattractive experience” for developers.

fortune.com

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/spotify-ceo-daniel-ek-just-blasted-apple-for-abusing-its-power-its-a-remarkable-irony.html

 

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Yep, kids, every time you download an app onto your phone or laptop, you're giving yet another company access to your data, and access to (and some control over) your property (your device is your property, right?).

And this issue with Apple charging extra for using apps from their app store isn't unusual lately. Amazon pulled its 'buy button' for eBooks from Google and Apple because those two companies apparently wanted to charge a 30% for Amazon book buyers using their apps / platform to buy eBooks from Amazon.