Microsoft has joined the growing chorus of complaints about the controversial changes in the Apple App Store. Sarah Bond, the President of Xbox, wrote in a tweet: “We believe that constructive conversations lead to changes and progress towards open platforms and greater competition. Apple’s new policy is a step in the wrong direction. We hope they listen to feedback about their planned solution and move towards a more inclusive future for everyone.”
Microsoft has voiced its opinion in response to a series of tweets from Spotify’s founder and CEO, Daniel Ek, who has long criticized Apple for anti-competitive practices and has contributed to the legal battle that likely led to the introduction of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which Apple is now trying to circumvent. Predictably, he is also not pleased with Apple’s actions.
Spotify filed its first complaints against Apple to the EU almost five years ago, and Ek believes that the rules regarding gatekeepers are the culmination of a fight that could have destroyed his company. Despite concerns that Apple will never comply with these restrictions, Ek remains hopeful that the company will eventually do the right thing.
As Ek emphasizes on Twitter, Apple’s response to the DMA is a masterful distortion. They present only a “simple” choice: stick with the current conditions or switch to a more elaborate new model that seems attractive at first glance but could come with even higher fees. Unfortunately, Apple’s alternative is not an alternative for the world’s most popular apps. It is merely a repackaging of old conditions and the 30% revenue share from in-app purchases that they want to protect.
This is just part of Ek’s discourse on Apple’s attempts to comply with the DMA regulations. However, it can be noted that it is a nonsensical attempt in which Apple continues to charge exorbitant fees from developers, raising prices for consumers, and limiting choice. For Spotify, it is even worse: under the new fee structure, Apple is cheaper than the previous one that Spotify fought against for half a decade.
We can only hope that the EU recognizes this for what it is and remains firm, not allowing all of their previous work to go to waste. The whole world is watching this situation.
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The source of the article is from the blog crasel.tk