[lock-the-spock]

Yes but Spotify gets only 70% of that cut while apple gets 100%. Without the apple tax Spotify might be able to either go down in price or increase quality/breadth/payouts to creators/other offerings/... The market is distorted and you pay more and get less if one monopoly takes all others for a ride.

[rahkiin]

Spotify is not paying 30% to apple, nor is it cheaper for Android users than for Apple users. So this is just margin for Spotify (and record labels), not cheaper products for users

[mjhagen]

Spotify doesn't pay that though.