https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spotify-apple-app-store-164634805.html

aired this grievance before, but taking it to the EC—which has levied multibillion-dollar fines against tech companies for anticompetitive behavior—does not represent Swedish sour grapes. Apple’s conduct stands apart from that of such rival app-store operators as Google (GOOG, GOOGL) for being particularly exploitative and punitive, with the ultimate costs passed on to customers who may get stuck with less competition and choice." data-reactid="25">Spotify has aired this grievance before, but taking it to the EC—which has levied multibillion-dollar fines against tech companies for anticompetitive behavior—does not represent Swedish sour grapes. Apple’s conduct stands apart from that of such rival app-store operators as Google (GOOG, GOOGL) for being particularly exploitative and punitive, with the ultimate costs passed on to customers who may get stuck with less competition and choice.

15% on subscriptions after the first year, only Apple bans apps from taking your subscription money any other way. They can’t employ other payment systems, link to other payment sites or provide “other calls to action” suggesting such alternates." data-reactid="27">The key difference between the iOS App Store and Android’s Play Store: While both Apple and Google take 30% of app purchases and content subscriptions paid through their stores, with a drop to 15% on subscriptions after the first year, only Apple bans apps from taking your subscription money any other way. They can’t employ other payment systems, link to other payment sites or provide “other calls to action” suggesting such alternates.