Chief Executive Officer of Spotify, Daniel Ek, has called out Apple Wednesday in a series of tweets alleging that the iPhone maker “offers consumers the illusion of choice and gives developers the illusion of control”.
Ek tagged a number of sympathetic business leaders, including the European Union and US Commerce Agency, Elon Musk, Microsoft president Brad Smith, and Proton founder Andy Yen.
Four years ago, we filed a complaint detailing @Apple’s anticompetitive practices. Some context. https://t.co/IljYEaCydc
— Daniel Ek (@eldsjal) November 30, 2022
“So how much longer will we look away from this threat to the future of the internet? How many more consumers will be denied choice? There’s been a lot of talk. Talk is helpful but we need action,” Ek wrote.
Spotify has earlier submitted antitrust complaints against Apple in various countries, alleging the 30% charge has forced Spotify to “artificially inflate” its own prices.
Elon Musk had also criticised Apple Monday, referencing the fee Apple charges software developers – including his Twitter business – for in-app purchases, and posted a meme suggesting he was willing to “go to war” rather than pay it.
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