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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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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Yea no shit, idk if it’s just for my region or what, but Spotify does not manage their subscription through the play store. Makes it more annoying to cancel it too, which the execs at Spotify probably see as a plus.

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