Spotify Tries To Push iOS Update In EU Again, Gets Rebuffed By Apple Over App Store Terms
Spotify Tries To Push iOS Update In EU Again, Gets Rebuffed By Apple Over App Store Terms
Spotify Technology SA's (NYSE:SPOT) second attempt to update its iOS app in the EU has been thwarted by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) due to non-compliance with its App Store rules.
由于不遵守其应用商店规则，Spotify Technology SA（纽约证券交易所代码：SPOT）第二次尝试在欧盟更新其iOS应用程序，但遭到苹果公司（纳斯达克股票代码：AAPL）的挫败。
What Happened: The update for Spotify's app in the App Store has been put on hold as the streaming service failed to adhere to the regulations allowing links to external sites for purchases, reported AppleInsider on Wednesday.
发生了什么：AppleInsider周三报道，由于流媒体服务未能遵守允许链接到外部网站进行购买的规定，Spotify应用程序在App Store中的更新已暂停。
Apple has introduced new rules for developers to comply with EU legislation, such as the Digital Markets Act. However, not all apps have followed these guidelines.
苹果已经出台了新的规则，要求开发者遵守欧盟立法，例如《数字市场法》。但是，并非所有应用程序都遵循这些准则。
Apple has created a Music Streaming Services Entitlement for the EEA storefronts, which allows streaming services to use external links, buttons, and calls to action to direct users to a developer's website for purchases outside of Apple's In-App Purchase mechanism.
苹果已经为欧洲经济区店面创建了音乐流媒体服务权益，允许流媒体服务使用外部链接、按钮和号召性用语将用户引导到开发者的网站进行在 Apple 应用程序内购买机制之外的购买。
The App Review team at Apple sent an email to Spotify, stating that version 8.9.33 of Spotify's app was stopped from being published to the App Store. This version of the app was designed for the European Economic Area or EEA storefronts.
苹果的应用程序审查团队向Spotify发送了一封电子邮件，称Spotify应用程序的8.9.33版本已停止在App Store上发布。该版本的应用程序是为欧洲经济区或欧洲经济区的店面设计的。
"We note that your current submission includes a call to action to purchase a Spotify subscription on your website. As such, you must accept the terms of the Music Streaming Services Entitlement (EEA) and include the entitlement profile in your app for submission," the email read.
“我们注意到，您当前提交的内容包括在您的网站上购买Spotify订阅的号召性用语。因此，您必须接受音乐流媒体服务授权（EEA）的条款，并在您的应用程序中包含权利配置文件才能提交，” 电子邮件中写道。
Adding, "To be clear, this entitlement is required even if your app does not include an external link (nor does it require that you offer an external link). We will, however, approve version 8.9.33 after you accept the terms of the Music Streaming Services Entitlement (EEA) and resubmit it for review."
补充说：“需要明确的是，即使您的应用程序不包含外部链接（也不要求您提供外部链接），也需要此权限。但是，在您接受音乐流媒体服务权利 (EEA) 的条款并重新提交审核后，我们将批准版本 8.9.33。”
It is unclear if the app will be blocked in other territories, but since it is an EEA-specific issue, it should be allowed elsewhere.
目前尚不清楚该应用程序是否会在其他地区被封锁，但由于这是欧洲经济区特有的问题，因此应允许在其他地区使用。
Why It Matters: This development comes after Spotify's record-breaking first quarter in 2024, where the company reported a 20% year-over-year increase in revenue to 3.64 billion euros. This was attributed to efficient cost-cutting initiatives that also brought significant margin improvements.
为何重要：这一事态发展是在Spotify在2024年创下创纪录的第一季度之后发生的，该公司报告收入同比增长20％，达到36.4亿欧元。这归因于有效的削减成本举措，这些举措也带来了利润率的显著提高。
Spotify's stock, however, shed all its gains after the first quarter earnings report, but analysts were still impressed with the company's performance. J.P. Morgan analyst Doug Anmuth maintained Spotify with an Overweight and raised the price target from $320 to $365.
然而，Spotify的股票在第一季度财报发布后下跌了所有涨幅，但该公司的表现仍然给分析师留下了深刻的印象。摩根大通分析师道格·安默斯维持Spotify的增持，并将目标股价从320美元上调至365美元。
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