That’s how long it’s been since Spotify filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission, and we are still waiting on a decision. Here’s what our CEO, Daniel Ek, had to say: We believe there is huge potential to grow the audiobooks market and get more authors heard by new listeners-but the purchase flow we’ve been forced into is artificially limiting that growth.Īnd while the challenges we’re facing with Audiobooks are serious, this is just one example across multiple years that shows how Apple is trying to control the entire internet ecosystem. This harms not only consumers, but, this time, also authors and publishers who now find themselves under Apple’s thumb. Bottom line, we’re forced to make users work even harder to listen to an audiobook. The Audiobooks purchase flow that Apple’s rules force us to provide consumers today is far too complicated and confusing - confusing because they change the rules arbitrarily, making them impossible to interpret. is the perfect example of just how far Apple will go to disadvantage competitors. Spotify’s recent launch of Audiobooks in the U.S. Apple continues to stand in the way of Spotify’s and other developers’ abilities to provide a seamless user experience, a nd its restrictions hurt both creators and consumers alike. Consumers and creators benefit when they can more easily connect and enjoy the latest and grea test innovations without hur dles. We believe consumers win when competition is not only promised, but guaranteed.
0 kommentar(er)
