Apple's control over the App Store now 'completely unsustainable,' says Spotify CEO

Spotify founder Daniel Ek once more criticized App Store policies on Thursday at the International Conference on Competition in Berlin, arguing that Apple has stacked the deck in its favor unfairly.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 49

Spotify's call for different App Store treatment could help push Apple's revenue cut down

Actions by Spotify and regulatory bodies could put "more pressure" on the App Store, potentially even leading to Apple lowering its revenue take, Macquarie Research said on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 12

Editorial: After disrupting iTunes, Spotify demands a free ride from Apple's App Store

Music streaming service Spotify has elevated its disputes with Apple into a full blown anti-trust complaint filed with the European Commission. But Spotify's public case, as detailed on its website, is misleading and covers up the basic reality that Spotify wants to do business at Apple's expense without paying for it.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 68

Spotify offers free ad-based Hulu plan to more Premium subscribers

Perhaps manning the ramparts ahead of Apple's video service launch, Spotify on Tuesday began offering Hulu's "Limited Commercials" plan free to more — though not all — U.S. Premium subscribers.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

Apple breaks with digital music competitors, will not appeal songwriter royalty increase

Major digital music and streaming services Amazon, Google, Pandora and Spotify on Thursday filed separate appeals of a U.S. Copyright Royalty Board ruling that greatly increases royalty rates paid out to songwriters. Apple is conspicuously absent from the list of appellants.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 36

Apple Music, other streaming services helped push US music revenues up to $9.8B in 2018

U.S. record industry revenues grew 12 percent to $9.8 billion during 2018, fueled primarily by paid subscription services such as Apple Music and Spotify Premium, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 6

Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor to combat iTunes' podcast dominance

Music streaming giant Spotify is making a push into offering podcasts to its users by buying two companies in the field, an attempt to catch up and compete with the dominant Apple iTunes for podcast distribution and listening.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 16

If you've got mystery artists in your Spotify history, here's why

A number of Spotify listeners are encountering unknown artists in their play histories, something that appears connected to a 2018 security breach at Facebook.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2

Music on watchOS 5 is a rare misfire for Apple's designers

The Apple Watch is gorgeous, but you're not alone in being confused about how to play music on it. Apple has made it all inconsistent, contradictory and impossible to know at a glance where your music is coming from. AppleInsider has complaints — and a wish list of solutions.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 19

How to play music from your Apple Watch on speakers and wireless headphones

You have to stream music from the Apple Watch to something in order to hear it at all, but Apple makes your choices confusing with mislabeled options and screens that do different things depending on you get to them. Here's how to listen to non-Apple Music choices like Spotify and play them through speakers.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 3

Apple stock threatened by growing backlash against App Store revenue cut

Rumblings against Apple's sizable take from App Store revenues could have an impact on the company's stock, given the new focus on Services revenue, an analyst said on Friday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 54

Holiday Gift Guide: These entertaining subscriptions are perfect for Mac and iOS users

Even the hardest-working Mac or iPad user needs a break every now and again. And equally, these tools we use to work on are superb for teaching us new subjects too.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 0

Spotify comes to Apple Watch with limited set of options

Spotify on Tuesday released a long-awaited native Apple Watch app, albeit missing some key features for now.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 7

Spotify maintains lead on Apple Music with 87M paid subscribers

Spotify is continuing to show progress towards profit, posting better financial results for its third quarter — including its all-important number of Premium subscribers, which rose from 83 million in June to 87 million.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 10

Apple Music scores exclusive playlist deal with Ministry of Sound at expense of Spotify listeners

Apple has signed a pact with the famous dance/downtempo label Ministry of Sound, giving the former exclusive rights to branded playlists on Apple Music — and dealing a blow to the global leader in on-demand music, Spotify.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 13

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