For a full comparison of Standard and Premium Digital, click here.Ĭhange the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the “Settings & Account” section. Premium Digital includes access to our premier business column, Lex, as well as 15 curated newsletters covering key business themes with original, in-depth reporting. Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. He said Spotify is most focused on pushing legislation in the EU and US that would force Apple to change, rather than investigating its previous behavior.During your trial you will have complete digital access to FT.com with everything in both of our Standard Digital and Premium Digital packages. “The important part for me isn’t whether we deal with the past," Ek said. Spotify has been fighting with Apple over its restrictions for years, prompting complaints in the European Union and around the world.
Ek said that he didn’t speak with Justice Department officials this week but added that he’s “sure we will interact with them in other forms." The measure would require Apple and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to make it easier for users to download other app stores and switch the apps set as the defaults on phones.Īt the same time, the Justice Department is investigating Apple for potentially anti-competitive behavior. We provided them with clear guidance on how to resolve the issue, and approved their app after they made changes that brought it into compliance."Įk’s visit comes as legislation known as the Open App Markets Act has stalled in Congress after Schumer chose not to bring it to the floor for a vote last year. Ek spoke from backstage at a venue in Washington’s Union Market before a Spotify event that drew more than 200 attendees, including lawmakers and staffers.Įk said that audiobooks would play an important role in the Swedish company’s future, but right now the experience of buying audiobooks from Spotify on the Apple app store is “pretty horrible."Īpple said in a statement that “the Spotify app was rejected for not following the guidelines regarding including explicit in-app communications to direct users outside the app to make digital purchases. “It’s the first time in history where we’ve co-developed a product with our legal team," he said. “That got me to feel like this is untenable," Ek said, referring to Apple rejecting Spotify’s new audiobook features several times before allowing it in a limited capacity last year.
Ek added that Spotify’s recent clashes with Apple over audiobooks prompted him to get personally engaged in the fight.
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