[doctorpangloss]

Because they do the expensive work of marketing and making a phone that appeals to rich people, who actually spend money on stuff.

Spotify isn’t giving Apple a cut of revenue per se, so much as it’s spending money on ads for a specific audience in a specific way.

I suppose Google too could make Android phones more attractive.

[Veuxdo]

I had no idea Apple advertises on behalf of Spotify. Thanks for this. Do you have any examples?

[danans]

I think the parent was implying that they advertise for Spotify in the same way that your local grocery advertises bags of Doritos, not that there is some explicit advertising relationship going on.