Apple says Spotify is looking for special treatment in the App StoreApple has hit back at Spotify's accusations that it is using the App Store review process as "a weapon" in order to boost Apple Music. The company says that it applies its rules equally to all developers, and that Spotify is pushing for special treatment.
From a letter from Apple chief counsel Bruce Sewell to Spotify, obtained by Buzzfeed:
"Our guidelines apply equally to all app developers, whether they are game developers, e-book sellers, video-streaming services or digital music distributors; and regardless of whether or not they compete against Apple. We did not alter our behavior or our rules when we introduced our own music streaming service or when Spotify became a competitor," Sewell explains. "Ironically, it is now Spotify that wants things to be different by asking for preferential treatment from Apple."
Spotify recently claimed that Apple was using the App Store review process in order to block an update to the streaming service's app. The app was apparently rejec...
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Apple says Spotify is looking for special treatment in the App Store
