Spotify Chief Legal Officer Horacio Gutierrez has continued to attack Apple, calling it disingenuous about the economics of the App Store, and that Apple s application of a 30% fee.
On May 18, an op-ed by the Spotify legal chief was published, one that pointed to Apple s trial with Epic Games as evidence that Spotify is no longer alone in criticizing Apple. In an interview on Tuesday, Gutierrez delved further into his claims, explaining why he called Apple a bully for its control of the App Store. It is clear to me that when it comes to their policies on app stores and the way in which they re treating [not just] competing apps, but a whole variety of apps on their App Store, is just unfair, said Gutierrez to
Amid the ongoing
Epic Games v. Apple trial, Spotify Chief Legal Officer Horacio Gutierrez called Apple a ruthless bully that uses its dominance to hobble competitors.
Credit: Spotify
The Wall Street Journal on Monday, Gutierrez said that Apple s ability to strangle its competitors is unprecedented, and used the trial with Epic Games as evidence that Spotify is no longer alone in its criticism of the Cupertino tech giant.
Gutierrez also reiterated some of Spotify s main talking points against Apple, including criticism of the company s 30% cut of in-app purchases and subscriptions and anti-steering provisions that prohibit developers from advertising non-App Store subscriptions.
Amid the ongoing
Epic Games v. Apple trial, Spotify Chief Legal Officer Horacio Gutierrez called Apple a ruthless bully that uses its dominance to hobble competitors.
The Wall Street Journal on Monday, Gutierrez said that Apple s ability to strangle its competitors is unprecedented, and used the trial with Epic Games as evidence that Spotify is no longer alone in its criticism of the Cupertino tech giant.
Gutierrez also reiterated some of Spotify s main talking points against Apple, including criticism of the company s 30% cut of in-app purchases and subscriptions and anti-steering provisions that prohibit developers from advertising non-App Store subscriptions. Apple will tell you that this is overwrought, that Spotify is seeking special treatment, Gutierrez wrote, adding later that Spotify is only looking for fair treatment.
No cameras allowed at the Epic Games antitrust trial & the AirTags Launch is to be an issue at today s Senate Hearing on App Store Issues
Reuters is reporting this morning that A federal judge said Wednesday that no cameras will be allowed during an antitrust trial starting May 3 between Fortnite creator Epic Games and Apple Inc.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said during a pretrial conference that members of the public will have access to the trial through an audio-only feed and will have access to exhibits filed during the trial. She also said that one member of the media will be permitted to monitor the trial from the courtroom and that Apple and Epic will have to decide on which member of the media will attend.