Spotify turns the anti-Apple volume up

Brussels looks like the next battlefield for music streaming. Spotify Technology SA wants the European Union to probe Apple Inc. over the 30 per cent cut of paid subscriptions that it takes from App Store vendors. (The levy falls to 15 per cent after a year).

While Europe’s top anti-trust official, Margrethe Vestager, says it’s too early to say if a probe will happen, it would make sense. Spotify isn’t the only third-party app to have a beef with the skewed economics of the iPhone, and Apple hasn’t done a good job defending its practices. The Swedish music streaming company’s case is strengthened by Apple being one of its biggest competitors.