“Those are effectively hurdles that we have to workaround,” Mr. Zicherman and three colleagues said in an interview with The New York Times that they worked hard to add audiobooks to their app according to the App Store’s guidelines. “We provided them with clear guidance on how to resolve the issue, and approved their app after they made changes that brought it into compliance,” Apple’s spokesman said. Lyft: The co-founders of the ride-hailing platform will step down from their day-to-day responsibilities at the company, which has struggled through layoffs and disappointing financial results.Īn Apple spokesman said that the company had no objections to Spotify adding audiobooks, but he added that Spotify couldn’t do so by circumventing rules against providing web addresses and language that encourages customers to make purchases outside its app.

Some employees wonder if the device makes sense for Apple. Apple: The iPhone maker is expected to unveil an augmented reality headset in a few months.To widen opportunities for students, a historically Black university has set up its own internship placement program. Tech Internships: Critics say that the recruitment process at big tech firms often gives an advantage to well-connected and wealthier candidates.After a series of rejections, Spotify said that Apple on Tuesday approved a version of its app with the audiobook experience. To abide by Apple’s rules, Spotify included its legal team in the product development process and tapped a former start-up founder with a law degree, Nir Zicherman, to spearhead the effort.Īpple initially approved the new feature in Spotify’s existing app before later reversing course, sending Spotify into what it considered to be a Kafkaesque world where Apple simultaneously told the audio company that it could send customers emails about online purchases but couldn’t provide a button inside its app to request those emails. The audiobook fracas offers a glimpse into the challenges developers face as they try to introduce new features. Since making an antitrust complaint against Apple in Europe in 2019, Spotify has urged regulators and lawmakers to give app developers the freedom to tell customers about ways to purchase products and services outside of Apple’s payment system, which many apps are required to use. Spotify views the conflict over audiobooks as another example of how Apple impedes competition and hampers rivals.

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