Here’s what our CEO, Daniel Ek, had to say: “Almost four years. And while the challenges we’re facing with Audiobooks are serious, this is just one example across multiple years that shows how Apple is trying to control the entire internet ecosystem. We believe there is huge potential to grow the audiobooks market and get more authors heard by new listeners-but the purchase flow we’ve been forced into is artificially limiting that growth. This harms not only consumers, but, this time, also authors and publishers who now find themselves under Apple’s thumb.
Bottom line, we’re forced to make users work even harder to listen to an audiobook. The Audiobooks purchase flow that Apple’s rules force us to provide consumers today is far too complicated and confusing - confusing because they change the rules arbitrarily, making them impossible to interpret. is the perfect example of just how far Apple will go to disadvantage competitors. Spotify’s recent launch of Audiobooks in the U.S. Apple continues to stand in the way of Spotify’s and other developers’ abilities to provide a seamless user experience, and its restrictions hurt both creators and consumers alike. Consumers and creators benefit when they can more easily connect and enjoy the latest and greatest innovations without hurdles. The 'open letter' We believe consumers win when competition is not only promised, but guaranteed. Here's the open letter that the Spotify CEO wrote against Apple. Spotify has previously submitted antitrust complaints against Apple's policies with the European Commission. Apple rejected Spotify's audiobook update several times and ultimately did not allow the music streaming player to direct users to purchase audiobooks through an in-app email signup button. The two companies were at loggerhead recently over Spotify's new audiobooks feature.
This is not the first time that the Spotify CEO clashed with Apple this year. He went on to add that the App Store is a "threat to the future of the internet" that denies consumers choice. In a series of tweets, Ek alleged that the iPhone maker "gives itself every advantage while at the same time stifling innovation and hurting consumers". Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has slammed Apple again.
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