| I see it differently because of the status quo. Spotify is allowed to link to their website from the app and even inform about better deals since a while. Spotify is of course also allowed to use IAP and pay a 30% commission. Spotify is currently doing neither. Meaning Spotify isn’t getting the 70% they’d get when converting a user via IAP nor are they getting 100% of users they convert in the app without IAP because they’re not doing that. As an aside, it’s astonishing they’re still growing so hard despite that. But that means Spotify is leaving money on the table so every choice is better than $0. You’re right though, they can, without issue, charge 30% more. Some devs do this. All of this means that it ultimately isn’t about “hurting” because Spotify is actively cutting off their nose to spite their face. What this is about is not wanting Apple to get a cut of the pie, even if they’d charge 30% and wouldn’t lose a dime. With that in mind, I think it’s fair game for Apple to point out all the benefits Spotify has enjoyed at Apple’s expense. |