![]() ![]() ![]() Horacio Gutierrez, the head of global affairs and the chief legal officer at Spotify, spent most of his time on the stand dragging Apple. "We're concerned that if we wait for sweeping legislation or legislation that may need to be held out in the courts over several years to understand what the impact is to the mobile ecosystem, we could have more irreparable damage done to competition and innovation in America," Daru said. Instead, Daru is pushing for legislation that would specifically target app stores. "We're hearing over and over things that are not consistent with our experience," Daru said. But Daru said she did not find those answers comforting. Klobuchar asked later if Apple favors its own apps in searches. "This is a very different product, a very different experience than what you see with Tile, and we're excited to compete and offer that choice to our consumers," Andeer said. ![]() Apple's chief compliance officer, Kyle Andeer, said the company "did not copy" Tile's product. Tile's general counsel Kirsten Daru immediately went after Apple's new AirTag device, which was revealed on Tuesday and is remarkably similar to Tile's Bluetooth trackers. Developers have complained the commission forces them to raise their prices, even as Apple releases competing products. Its standard fee is 30 percent of App Store sales, making it billions of dollars. "We simply want to make sure that capitalism keeps going in a strong, strong way," she said, adding, that in this situation, it "doesn't seem like that's happening."Īnyone who owns an iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch has to get their mobile apps through the Apple-owned App Store. Amy Klobuchar said, in her opening remarks, that she isn't "angry about success." In a contentious hearing Wednesday, Apple fended off complaints from Spotify, Tile, Match Group, and several senators over competition on its App Store. ![]()
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