Apple Slams Spotify, Says App Already Violates App Store Rules

Apple Slams Spotify, Says App Already Violates App Store Rules

Spotify says Apple is using its App Store approval process as "a weapon." Apple says that claim is a load of BS. In a letter sent to Spotify general counsel Horacio Gutierrez on Friday, Apple general counsel Bruce Sewell rebutted the streaming music service's June 26 allegations that Apple is “causing grave harm to Spotify and its customers” by rejecting a recent update to Spotify’s iOS app.

 "We find it troubling that you are asking for exemptions to the rules we apply to all developers and are publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths about our service," Sewell wrote in a letter obtained by BuzzFeed News.

Apple declined comment on the letter.
Spotify had alleged that Apple rejected a new version of its app citing "business model" rules. It also claimed the company insisted that Spotify use Apple’s billing system if it planned to sell subscriptions (Background: Apple charges a monthly fee of... continue reading