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EU to launch formal competition inquiry into Apple over Spotify’s complaints

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<p>In March, we covered (https://9to5mac.com/2019/03/13/spotify-files-complaint-with-european-commission/) Spotify’s (https://www.9to5mac.com/guides/spotify) It’s time to play fair campaign where the company laid out reasons it felt Apple wasn’t playing fair. Like most services, Apple obligates Spotify to pay a 30% cut in order to use in-app purchases when signing up new subscribers (it drops to 15% in year two of the subscription). Ultimately, Spotify wanted the EU to probe Apple Music in relation to how Apple treats its competitors vs its own business. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/05/apple-music-eu-probe/#more-591462" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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