合作内容 - 美联航乘客本周起可通过座椅屏幕直接收听Spotify精选歌单、有声书和视频播客 [1] - 这是Spotify首次在飞机平台上提供视频和有声书功能 [1] - 2024年起乘客将可使用个人设备登录机上娱乐屏幕的Spotify应用 [2] 合作意义 - 合作将覆盖数百万客户 为其提供全新方式体验全球顶级艺术家、作家和播客内容 [2] - 通过机上最新技术 乘客可在35000英尺高空便捷享受Spotify内容 [2]

Spotify announced on Monday that Apple has approved a new app update, allowing iPhone users in the U.S. to purchase individual audiobooks directly within the app. Users can also view audiobook prices and easily buy additional listening hours beyond the initial 15 hours.“This change lowers the barriers for more users to embrace their first — or tenth — audiobook, while allowing publishers and authors to reach fans and access new audiences seamlessly,” the company wrote in the announcement.  This long-awaite ...

Highlights A federal judge has ruled that Apple can no longer collect commissions on transactions occurring outside the App Store, citing the company’s “willful violation” of a prior injunction that required allowing third-party payment links. The ruling impacts Apple’s high-margin services business, which posted record revenues and grew by 11.6% to $26.6 billion last quarter. While the immediate financial impact is hard to predict, the ruling introduces uncertainty to Apple’s profitable commission-b ...

Streaming giant Spotify on Friday announced that Apple approved an app update it submitted to revise how the music streaming service displays its pricing information and purchase links after a judge ordered the iPhone maker to give app developers more ability to communicate with their customers. A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order that found Apple was in "willful violation" of a 2021 injunction and was now required to stop restricting how app developers can communicate information to app users abou ...

文章核心观点 苹果批准Spotify美国应用更新，此为开发者和创业者重要里程碑，为消费者带来更多透明性和选择 [1][2] 事件进展 - Spotify于周四（5月1日）提交美国应用更新，周五（5月2日）获苹果批准 [1] - 周三（4月30日）联邦法院法官裁定苹果违反允许应用商店内第三方支付选项的法院命令 [3] 事件背景 - 苹果与Epic Games长期法律纠纷源于Epic挑战苹果对应用内购买的严格控制 [4] - 2021年案件中苹果虽驳回多数原诉求，但法院要求其放宽限制，允许开发者引导用户使用第三方支付方式 [4] 应用更新内容 - 获苹果批准后，应用更新将让美国消费者在Spotify应用中查看订阅定价细节、促销信息等，点击链接购买或更改订阅，使用非苹果支付系统的其他支付选项 [6] 各方反应 - Spotify称苹果批准应用更新是消费者、艺术家、创作者和作者的胜利 [2][7] - Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney祝贺Spotify成为首个行使法院授权权利、摆脱苹果阻碍进行数字商务的主要iOS应用 [7]

Spotify said on Friday that Apple has approved its U.S. app update that will allow users to access pricing information and external payment links. The approval comes days after a U.S. judge ordered Apple to stop charging commissions on purchases through iPhone apps.“In a victory for consumers, artists, creators, and authors, Apple has approved Spotify’s U.S. app update,” Spotify spokesperson Jeanna Moran said in a statement to TechCrunch. “After nearly a decade, this will finally allow us to freely show cle ...

Spotify said Thursday (May 1) that it submitted a new app update to Apple that includes features made possible by a Wednesday (April 30) court order that required Apple to “loosen its iron grip on its App Store.”The ruling in the case brought by Epic Games requires Apple to stop restricting developers’ ability to communicate with their customers free of charge, Spotify said in a Thursday press release.When approved by Apple, Spotify’s app update will allow U.S. consumers to see pricing details on subscripti ...