Spotify complains that Apple has “neither acknowledged nor responded to Spotify’s submission,” thus preventing the streaming company from updating the app for its users.
Although the Digital Markets Act came into force on November 1, 2022, some gatekeepers designated by the European Commission had until March 2024 to comply with the new regulations.
Apple, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and ByteDance are the six important companies that had extra time to make all the necessary changes to their business models to comply with the new set of rules and obligations.
Unfortunately, even after being fined some of these companies are trying to delay the inevitable.