Spotify has sued Apple Inc to the EU's antitrust regulator, saying Apple Inc has unfairly restricted music streaming services, attacking competitors and depriving consumers of choice, Reuters reported.

In its complaint to the European Commission (European Commission), Spotify said Apple Inc charged a 30 per cent fee for content providers using Apple Inc's internal purchase system (IAP), while Spotify was under pressure to increase its monthly fee from 9.99euros to 12.99euros after having to use the billing system in 2014, while Apple Inc Music launched a monthly subscription of 9.99euros. It means that Apple Inc disturbs market prices and leads to unfair competition.

Subsequently, Spotify stopped using Apple Inc's IPA system, which means that IOS users of Spotify can only upgrade the software indirectly through paid software packages. At the same time, according to the regulations of Apple Inc App Store, content-based applications cannot include external links and buttons on pages such as discounts and promotions, and there are loopholes in the fix.

In response, Horacio Gutierrez (Horacio Gutierrez), general counsel of Spotify, said, "Promotion is very important to our business. This is an important way for us to turn free customers into high-quality paying customers. "

In addition, Spotify also said that Siri deliberately avoided leading iPhone users to Spotify, and Apple Inc refused to let Spotify launch applications on its AppleWatch.

At present, Spotify is a leader in the field of streaming music, with an increase in the number of paid households and considerable growth.

Gutierrez concluded: "We are confident in this antitrust report and we could have done better." "