Apple's Epic Loss Directly Boosts Spotify Sales

Spotify says it is already seeing a boost in its profits in response to Apple’s recent decision to allow the streaming app to sell subscriptions outside of Apple’s App Store in the U.S.

At the end of April, a U.S. judge ordered Apple to stop enforcing commission charges -- otherwise known as an “Apple tax” -- made on iOS app purchases.

The decision came at the end of a long legal battle between Apple and Fortnite Epic Games, with Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruling that Apple was in “willful violation” of a 2021 injunction regarding anti-competitive pricing.

Spotify has benefited from this decision, which effectively allows the company Apple’s 30% App Store fee.

“After nearly a decade, this will finally allow us to freely show clear pricing information and links to purchase, fostering transparency and choice for U.S. consumers,” Spotify spokesperson Jeanne Moran said in a statement.

It’s about time Big Tech’s walled gardens faced real consequences. Apple’s stranglehold on app distribution has long stifled innovation, blocked fair competition, and gouged developers with excessive fees—all under the guise of “user experience.” This ruling is a clear win for the free market, where consumers—not monopolistic gatekeepers—should dictate who wins and loses. Spotify gaining traction is just the beginning. When tech titans are forced to play by the same rules as everyone else, we see a surge of innovation, pricing transparency, and consumer choice. Conservatives have long argued that unchecked digital monopolies are as dangerous as government overreach, and this case proves that judicial checks can restore market equilibrium without resorting to overregulation. ~Political Media

Apple's Epic Loss Directly Boosts Spotify Sales

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