Apple bites back at Spotify's damning claims against it

A couple of days ago, Spotify filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission (EC), the regulatory body responsible for keeping competition fair and nondiscriminatory. It claimed the tech giant has, over the past few years, 'introduced rules to the App Store that purposely limit choice and stifle innovation at the expense of the user experience -- essentially acting as both a player and referee to deliberately disadvantage other app developers'. Understandably, Apple is none too happy with Spotify’s claims, and today hits back, addressing the music streaming service's key grievances. The full, and lengthy statement reads as follows:… [Continue Reading]