Aug 14 (Reuters) - Spotify ( SPOT ) will update its app
on Apple ( AAPL ) devices in the European Union on Wednesday to
include prices of its various plans and services, more than
three months after the iPhone maker rejected such a move.
That rejection was due to Spotify ( SPOT ) not accepting Apple's ( AAPL )
Music Streaming Services Entitlement, newly introduced terms
governing how music streaming apps in the European Economic Area
inform users of other ways to make purchases.
The Swedish audio streaming company said while it is now
accepting those terms, its iOS app will not give users an
external link to make purchases as it does not want to pay Apple ( AAPL )
a commission on such transactions.
Apple ( AAPL ) had said that accepting its music streaming terms did
not require an external link for payments.
"While this is progress, it's only a small step in the long
march towards giving iPhone consumers basic product experiences
they expect and deserve in their apps," Spotify ( SPOT ) said in a
statement.
Apple ( AAPL ) made it easier for music streaming apps to communicate
with users on iOS devices in the EU in early April, a month
after Brussels fined it 1.84 billion euros ($2 billion) for
thwarting competition from music streaming rivals via
restrictions on its App Store.
Apple ( AAPL ) did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for
comment.