“We’ve seen that the à la carte audiobooks business has not taken off materially yet. And we think that this is a key reason for that, because it’s just impossible when you want to purchase the item where you consume it and where you discover it,” Gyllenhammar toldThe Verge. Gyl...
While Applecontinues to appealagainst the EU's Digital Markets Act, Spotify has announced that it will bring in-app purchases to theiPhoneat the first opportunity. From March 7, 2024, it plans to offer users of itsiOSapp the ability to subscribe, without using Apple's in-app paym...
MacRumorscontributor Aaron Perris discovered the new code references to an in-app payment system, including an IAP checkout screen and purchase retry panels for failed purchases. It's not clear what the IAP references relate to, but the fact that they are included is curious in itself. Spotif...
So, thanks to the DMA, come March 7 — again, if you’re in the EU — you’ll be getting a different sort of Spotify. One that can show you other things you can purchase from Spotify — like higher service tiers, promotions, or audiobooks — right within the app. “We will be a...
I am able to purchase games for my Nintendo switch online using credit cards, and I am pretty sure Nintendo still gets their cut. In countries like South Korea, Apple still charges developers a fee (27%) even if they are allowed to use their own payment processor. S...
Apple has approved a Spotify update that will show customers in the European Union (EU) prices in the app but not click a purchase link.
income, Apple seems to be stepping on Spotify’s throat to have that $13 per month in-app purchase option turned back on. A more long-term question would be whether or not Spotify would cut your subscription fee to $11.50 after one year, since Applecuts its take in halfat that point....
Spotify hasannouncedin a newsroom post that it's collaborating with Netflix to bring exclusive content to its app. Free and premium users in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., Ireland, and India will be able to access official Netflix-branded soundtracks, playlists, podc...
In a revised Statement of Objections sent to Apple, the Commission said it will no longer challenge Apple's requirement for apps to use the App Store's in-app purchase system for digital goods and services. The investigation began in 2019 afterSpotify filed an antitrust complaintagainst Apple....
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