Ngaphambi kokuthi i-Apple yethule isevisi yayo yokusakaza umculo, izinhlaka eziningi ezilawula uhulumeni wase-European Union zaqala ukuphenya le nkampani ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ayinayo inzuzo engafanele noma engekho emthethweni bese uthola i- isikhundla esingcono nezinkampani eziqopha umlando, noma yeqa ezinye izinsizakalo zokusakaza akhona emakethe.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-EU ibuze iSpotify nezinye izinsiza zokusakaza umculo imininingwane ephathelene nohlelo lwakho lokusebenza ngaphakathi kwe-App Store, ngokusho kwabantu abanolwazi ngalesi simo. Abalawuli be-EU bafuna imininingwane ngemikhawulo ebekwe yi-Apple ngaphakathi kwe-App Store. I-US neFederal Trade Commission yayo nayo ifunda ngokufanayo ukuthi izinhlelo zokusebenza eziyimbangi zokusakaza umculo ku-App Store ka-Apple kwephula imithetho yokuvimbela ukwethembeka.
I-EU iphenye ukuthi abaphathi bemboni yomculo nabakwa-Apple bayasebenza yini ukuvimba ukunikezwa kwamahhala kwezinsizakalo ezifana Spotify, esebenzisa isevisi yayo esekelwa yizikhangiso ukuheha abalaleli thenga okubhaliselwe. AbakwaSpotify bebengaphansi kwengcindezi evela kumalebula amakhulu ukuheha abalaleli babo ukuthi bathenge okubhaliselwe okukhokhelwayo, yize ingcindezi ibonakala yehlile phakathi nophenyo.
La FTCKodwa-ke, uthi ubheka imibuzo ezungeze ukwelashwa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza eziyizimbangi esitolo se-Apple. Yebo, inkampani yama-apula inayo Amaphesenti angama-30 enzuzo ngokuthengwa kwempahla yedijithalis kwenziwe ngaphakathi kohlelo, okuyi faka okubhaliselwe kokusakaza. AbakwaSpotify bakhale ngale nqubomgomo ebaphoqa ukuthi bakhokhise okuningi noma badele inzuzo.
Ezinye izinqubomgomo ziyakwenqabela ukuthi ngaphakathi kohlelo ukwazisa abathengi ukuthi bangathenga ngqo kusuka ku- iwebhusayithi yenkampani, noma bhida amanani entengo ahlukile (isibonelo, a uhlelo lomndeni olwehlisiwe noma uhlelo lwabafundi).
I-EU ikuphethe lokho I-Apple ayenzi noma yimuphi umsebenzi ongekho emthethweni, kodwa yini okusobala ukuthi lokhu akupheli, futhi ISpotify ayilahli ithembaYebo, nguyena olahlekile kakhulu.