The company paid about 74 percent of its revenue to cover music rights and related costs. Spotify’s overall sales last year rose 29 percent to 5.3 billion euros, or about $6 billion, but the company is not profitable and is under pressure from investors to improve its margins. There are now more than two million apps available on the App Store.Ĭompanies like Spotify have thrived on Apple’s platform, which typically generates more money for app developers than Google’s Play Store.
The company has said the fees are reasonable given that it must maintain the App Store and is providing access to millions of potential customers who own Apple devices.Īpple’s introduction of the App Store in 2008 revolutionized the mobile-phone industry, creating a new marketplace for consumers to download games, productivity tools and social networking services. He said Apple was acting as both "player and referee to deliberately disadvantage other app developers.”Īpple did not respond to a request for comment. “They continue to give themselves an unfair advantage at every turn,” Daniel Ek, Spotify’s chief executive, said in a message posted on the company’s website.
0 kommentar(er)
