The EU found no evidence of an effort AppI want to destroy Spotify

The European Union was the first to start Apple suspect a possible attempt to abuse a dominant position in the market in order to secure a strong position Apple Music on the market. Among other things, there was a statement that Apple should have pressured music publishers to stop working with services like Spotify and YouTube and should have forced them to upload all new content only to Apple Music. Such a statement was enough for the EU to start an investigation Apple for illegal activity, which would cause real problems for the Californian giant in the local market.

However, the European Union eventually closed its investigation because no evidence was found to suggest that Apple forced publishers to cut ties with competing services, such as the aforementioned Spotify. The investigation in this case included the questioning of managers from Applu and publishing houses, where they had to answer, among other things, whether the rules App Storu aims to bring the competition to its knees. Here, it was revealed that executives were pushing Spotify because they didn't like the idea of ​​free streaming, but that was an issue unrelated to the launch Apple Music. Instead, it was all about money and trying to make more from the streaming service than they make from advertising. Regulators in connection with this ponethey are keeping the case open as Spotify is currently negotiating with the publishers. At the same time, an investigation is underway Appdue to the 30% "tax" on App Store, which makes the subscription to Spotify and other services more expensive if the user buys it through the mobile app. This matter is dealt with by the authorities not only in the EU, but also in the USA.