Apple vs Spotify: Tim Cook-led giant says App Store helped Spotify become what it is today

Apple Inc. fired back at Spotify Technology SA’s antitrust complaint, saying the music streaming giant wants all the benefits of its app store without contributing to the marketplace.

The iPhone maker said the App Store contributed to Spotify becoming the business it is today, a public company that generates over a billion dollars of revenue per quarter, according to a statement on Friday.

Spotify, which offers both free and paid services, complained to the European Union’s powerful antitrust agency that Apple’s 30 per cent cut of revenue was effectively a tax on competitors.