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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal | TechCrunch

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Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal | TechCrunch

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

Google during a testimony in the Epic vs Google trial said that a deal with Spotify allows the audio company to completely bypass Play Store fees.

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They got rid of a whole bunch of staff, so the service is effectively on life support.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-10-16/bandcamp-layoffs-songtradr-epic-games#:~:text=Bandcamp.&text=Indie music hub Bandcamp has,video game publisher Epic Games.
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  Shit. Thanks you too for these news.

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