"A completely new 0.50 cent Euro fee per download, every year, in perpetuity, to Apple for just allowing developers to exist on iOS – This is extortion, plain and simple." - Spotify press release
https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-01-26/apples-proposed-changes-reject-the-goals-of-the-dma/
@carnage4life I predict this to be the end of the app and the resurgence in interest in the webapp as an aggressive replacement
@u0421793 @carnage4life Apple controls the browser market on iOS with an iron fist as well. They can prevent that if they want.
@LouisIngenthron @carnage4life I think this is a spikey game with several potential emergent weak points and very high pressure inside – I wouldn't be putting any bets on at this stage
@u0421793 @carnage4life As Dare has recently pointed out, they currently have the highest market share of any mobile device while having the highest price point.
They're not feeling vulnerable.
@LouisIngenthron @carnage4life that could change
