The year of Spotify? Streaming giant might have outwitted Apple with David vs Goliath play, and you only need to look at their share prices for proof

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "Apple's ongoing App store rule review in the EU will be an important factor to determine potential future states for pricing," Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar wrote last month before the EU's verdict.
47% : Since Spotify launched its complaint with the EU about these practices, the group hasn't minced its words in a coordinated lobbying effort stretching across Europe, the U.K., and the U.S.Traditionally press-shy CEO Daniel Ek published an op-ed in the Daily Mail last year, in which he claimed the company couldn't survive if it were founded today, thanks to Apple's commission rules.

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