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# App Developers Alliance Sides With Spotify In Apple Dispute
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/app-developers-alliance-sides-with-spotify-in-apple-dispute/
- Published: 2016-06-30T17:23:37.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-30T17:23:37.000Z
- Description: Now that Spotify has drawn a line in the sand over Apple's app store rejection, supporters of both sides are starting to comment. Unsurprisingly, so far most, at least in. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/06/app-developers-alliance-sides-with-spotify-in-apple-dispute.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Apps, Mobile & SMS, Music Tech, Streaming, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bruce Sewell, Google Play, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![Spotify new](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c875c51e970b-150wi "Spotify new")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c875c51e970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Now that **Spotify** has drawn a line in the sand over **[Apple's app store rejection](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-says-apple-rejected-app-upgrade-as-a-weapon-because-it-competes-with-apple-music/)**, supporters of both sides are starting to comment. Unsurprisingly, so far most, at least in tech, are **lining up behind rebel Spotify.** 

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A statement from the Application Developers Alliance President and CEO Jake Ward in response to Apple’s rejection of Spotify’s newest mobile application:

“For the app marketplace to continue to thrive, users to have choices, and developers to have a competitive opportunity, platforms must give publishers clear and consistent guidelines. Platforms deliberately creating friction and obstacles between publishers and users is bad for business and ultimately hurts consumers.”

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