Spotify really has the short end of the stick here. Apple does themselves no favors by participating from a privileged position at every point in the market. Apple App Store sets rules that disadvantages Apple Music's competitors.
To offer subscriptions on iOS, Spotify must give away 30% of it's revenue to Apple. Yet Apple compete with them with Apple Music. Do you think Apple is giving away 30% of it's Apple Music revenue? This means that in order for Spotify to compete head-to-head with Apple Music, it must either charge 30% more, or maybe 30% less money than it's next competitor.[0]
This is on top of Apple's blatently unfair rules that prevent developers actually explaining any of them to it's users, or informing users how to actually sign up or get a cheaper option. If Apple believes these rules are so correct, why does it ban communicating them to it's users?
[0] Indeed, for Apple Music on Android Apple bypasses Google Play payments, it's 30% cut, and bills itself via credit card.
To offer subscriptions on iOS, Spotify must give away 30% of it's revenue to Apple. Yet Apple compete with them with Apple Music. Do you think Apple is giving away 30% of it's Apple Music revenue? This means that in order for Spotify to compete head-to-head with Apple Music, it must either charge 30% more, or maybe 30% less money than it's next competitor.[0]
This is on top of Apple's blatently unfair rules that prevent developers actually explaining any of them to it's users, or informing users how to actually sign up or get a cheaper option. If Apple believes these rules are so correct, why does it ban communicating them to it's users?
[0] Indeed, for Apple Music on Android Apple bypasses Google Play payments, it's 30% cut, and bills itself via credit card.