Spotify's CEO Is Increasingly Gencar Serang Apple, Motivated By The Elon Musk War Statement

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek updated his attack on Apple. (photo: dock. spotify)

JAKARTA - Spotify CEO Daniel Ek renewed his attack on Apple on Wednesday, November 30 in a series of tweets accusing the iPhone maker of giving himself any advantage while at the same time hindering innovation and harming consumers.

Ek marked a number of sympathetic business leaders in his 21 tweets, including Elon Musk, Microsoft president Brad Smith, and Proton founder Andy Yen.

On Monday, November 28, the world's richest man Elon Musk criticized the costs Apple has cost software developers, including its Twitter business, for in-app purchases. Musk also posted a meme showing he was willing to "war" rather than pay it.

Four years ago, we filed a complaint detailing @Apple’s anticompetitive practices. Some context. https://t.co/IljYEaCydc

— Daniel Ek (@eldsjal) November 30, 2022

Spotify has previously filed antitrust complaints against Apple in various countries, and has accused the 30% cost Apple has forced Spotify to "increase" its own subscription price.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters, on Wednesday, November 30. Apple previously said that a 30% cut made for purchases made at the App Store was used to protect consumers in areas such as fraud and privacy.

Tim pihaknya, CEO pembuat "Fortnite", Epic Games, juga mengutweet pada Rabu bahwa melawan "monopolisi" Apple adalah " masalah Amerika yang melampaui politik partai".

"So how much longer are we going to look away from this threat to the future of the internet? How many more consumers will be rejected for choice? There have been many talks. Talking is helping but we need action," wrote Ek.

Musk is expected to speak with European Commissioner Thierry Breton via video calling on Wednesday afternoon, but the agenda of the conversation between the two is not yet known. The couple previously met in Texas in May, ahead of Musk's Twitter purchase, in which they hinted at broad deals on EU technology regulatory policies.