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Spotify won’t be launching on Vision Pro and lots of people are surprised - but why would it?

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Apple • 2 min read

Spotify won’t be launching on Vision Pro and lots of people are surprised - but why would it?

Some people are relieved that Spotify won’t be wasting money trying to force a square peg into a round hole with an early Visio Pro app - while other people are outraged that an audio company won’t be launching on a primarily visual platform. There’s no helping some folk.…

Chris Cooke • 22 Jan 2024

Setlist Podcast: The new certification for “respectful” AI companies

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AI • 4 min read

Setlist Podcast: The new certification for “respectful” AI companies

Former Stability AI exec launches certification for AI companies that license copyrighted content before using it to train their models, redundancies at Pitchfork, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 19 Jan 2024

Spotify hits out at Apple's "outrageous" new App Store rules

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Spotify • 2 min read

Spotify hits out at Apple's "outrageous" new App Store rules

Spotify has joined Fortnite maker Epic in criticising Apple over a change to its rules around in-app payments. The change, made to comply with a court order secured by Epic, is meant to help app-makers, but Spotify says it has been implemented in a way that means app-makers are no better off…

Chris Cooke • 19 Jan 2024

Apple changes App Store rules following Supreme Court announcement, but Epic vows more legal action

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Apple changes App Store rules following Supreme Court announcement, but Epic vows more legal action

The US Supreme Court has declined to consider Epic’s litigation over Apple’s App Store rules - as a result Apple has changed those rules to comply with an order from the Californian courts, although Epic says the changes have been made in “bad faith” and it will take further legal action…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2024

Setlist Podcast: Spotify’s about-turn on threats to quit Uruguay

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Spotify • 3 min read

Setlist Podcast: Spotify’s about-turn on threats to quit Uruguay

Spotify’s change of heart on shutting down in Uruguay, the latest Easyjet lawsuit against a musician, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 15 Dec 2023

European Commission set to force changes to Apple's rules around in-app payments

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European Commission set to force changes to Apple's rules around in-app payments

The European Commission is putting the finishing touches to a ruling on Apple’s App Store rules following the lengthy investigation that was instigated by a complaint by Spotify five years ago…

Chris Cooke • 14 Dec 2023

⏩ One Liners: Pink, Apple Music Classical, Tom Odell + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 1 min read

⏩ One Liners: Pink, Apple Music Classical, Tom Odell + more

Universal Music and Tuned Global agree deals in Africa; Tracy Maddux departs Downtown; Apple Music Classical iPad app launches; live dates from Pink, Tom Odell and The Damned…

Andy Malt • 21 Nov 2023

Barbra's Siri showdown: "There's no Z in Streisand"

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Barbra Streisand • 2 min read

Barbra's Siri showdown: "There's no Z in Streisand"

Barbra Streisand (careful how you say it) has revealed in her new autobiography that she once called Apple CEO Tim Cook to complain that Siri was saying her name very slightly wrong…

Andy Malt • 07 Nov 2023

Fortnite maker takes Apple battle to US Supreme Court

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Epic Games • 1 min read

Fortnite maker takes Apple battle to US Supreme Court

Epic Games has filed legal papers with the US Supreme Court in its ongoing battle with Apple over the tech giant’s App Store rules…

Chris Cooke • 28 Sep 2023

Apple • 2 min read

EU officials could send Apple statement of objections based on Spotify complaint, as UK regulator launches investigation into tech giant’s App Store rules

The European Commission could set out a list of objections in relation to Apple’s allegedly anti-competitive conduct in the…

Chris Cooke • 05 Mar 2021

Epic Games • 2 min read

Fortnite maker follows Spotify in making its Apple beef public

Spotify has a new friend in ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games. And not just because they both count Tencent as shareholders.…

Chris Cooke • 14 Aug 2020

Spotify • 4 min read

Spotify goes to war with Apple, asks EU to investigate anti-competitive behaviour

Already fighting a battle with the songwriters and music publishers of America, Spotify yesterday confirmed it was going to war…

Chris Cooke • 14 Mar 2019