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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek tells investors Apple’s DMA rules are a ‘farce,’ but says there are ‘future upsides’ too

Spotify, a notable Apple critic, unsurprisingly came out swinging after Apple announced how it was complying with the EU's new regulation, the Digital

The streamer is one of many vocal critics of the new law, joining others like Epic Games, Mozilla, and Microsoft, who have raised concerns about Apple’s implementation. Instead, Apple’s complicated new terms involve a new Core Technology Fee, that requires developers to pay €0.50 for each first annual install per year over a 1 million threshold, regardless of their distribution channel. It will also take a commission on digital goods and services that take place on a developer’s website within 7 days of a user tapping through an in-app link for external purchases.

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