A Spotify vs. Apple Music Verzuz rap battle isn't as far-fetched as you might think. The rival streaming services have competed for users since Spotify's conception in the mid-2000s, and, this week, Spotify escalated hostilities by publicly attacking Apple's new commission policy as it pertains to app sales.
Apple announced yesterday that it will begin permitting app creators to process in-app purchases via third-party payment platforms — as long as Apple is paid out a 27 percent commission rate.
Unsurprisingly, app developers, including Epic Games and Spotify, are furious, with Epic having pledged to appeal the matter and Spotify calling for the UK government to step in.
"Once again, Apple has demonstrated that they will stop at nothing to protect the profits they exact on the backs of developers and consumers under their app store monopoly," wrote Spotify in a statement via BBC News.
Of course, Spotify itself has been under fire as of late for laying off significant portions of its workforce and axing royalties for songs with lower stream numbers.
Thus far, Apple spokespeople have yet to comment on the backlash that the company has received for their new commission policy.
Apple announced yesterday that it will begin permitting app creators to process in-app purchases via third-party payment platforms — as long as Apple is paid out a 27 percent commission rate.
Unsurprisingly, app developers, including Epic Games and Spotify, are furious, with Epic having pledged to appeal the matter and Spotify calling for the UK government to step in.
"Once again, Apple has demonstrated that they will stop at nothing to protect the profits they exact on the backs of developers and consumers under their app store monopoly," wrote Spotify in a statement via BBC News.
Of course, Spotify itself has been under fire as of late for laying off significant portions of its workforce and axing royalties for songs with lower stream numbers.
Thus far, Apple spokespeople have yet to comment on the backlash that the company has received for their new commission policy.
