[turquoisevar]

Even that last part isn’t true anymore.

Spotify is free to link outside the app and inform of better deals.

[madeofpalk]

This is disingenuous.

Spotify may apply for permission to have one link that does "not include, or be used with, language that includes the price of items available on the website". The OS will throw up an intermediary scare sheet warning the users of the dangers of the link https://developer.apple.com/support/reader-apps/