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Apple Fined $2 Billion as Europe Sides With Spotify
Music streaming service Spotify has long complained that Apple's app store rules put unfair restrictions on its business. Today the European Commission agreed, fining Apple $2 billion.
For years, the two companies have been at war as the streaming service lured users away from Apple’s iTunes and accused the tech giant of exploiting its dominance to stifle innovation. “We worry about the humanity being drained out of music,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook in 2018, a cryptic comment widely interpreted as a jibe at Spotify’s heavy use of algorithmic recommendations. Today the European Commission agreed, saying that Apple’s app store restrictions amount to unfair trading conditions that may have led iOS users to pay significantly higher prices for music streaming subscriptions.
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