We should agree to disagree. Perhaps in your world the government makes profit illegal and everyone is happy.
I will say your whole thing about Spotify reducing revenue by 50% is also just wrong. Apple along with others are the one who curated such users willing to pay to begin with. How much would they be making if the iPhone didn’t exist? If android didn’t exist? Clearly google and apple respectively should profit off their effort.
My last comment will be: despite what you keep on saying, companies do have a choice. That’s why there are both iOS and Android exclusive apps and businesses.
> Apple along with others are the one who curated such users willing to pay to begin with.
In what world is Apple responsible for curating the users of _music_? The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Taylor Swift, and Beyonce curated those users. If Apple never existed, just as many people would still be listening to their music. For the last time, Apple created the App Store - the Market for apps, yet they also have their own music app. They're a direct competitor of Spotify, which is why their tax is anti-comptetitive.
> That’s why there are both iOS and Android exclusive apps and businesses.
Again, you're going in circles. I'm not talking about those businesses and never have been. It's existing businesses. They can't leave because their customers are using those devices... They're contractually obligated to their customers and shareholders. Perhaps in your world Apple makes profit illegal and everyone is happy.
I will say your whole thing about Spotify reducing revenue by 50% is also just wrong. Apple along with others are the one who curated such users willing to pay to begin with. How much would they be making if the iPhone didn’t exist? If android didn’t exist? Clearly google and apple respectively should profit off their effort.
My last comment will be: despite what you keep on saying, companies do have a choice. That’s why there are both iOS and Android exclusive apps and businesses.