Elon Musk’s declaration of war on Apple in a series of tweets on Monday gives Spotify and Fortnite maker Epic Games a powerful ally in taking the tech giant to task over its 30% App Store fees.
Musk criticized the fee Apple charges software developers for in-app purchases, and posted a meme suggesting he was willing to “go to war” rather than pay the levy. Musk also suggested Apple had threatened to block Twitter from its app store, although he did not explain why.
Spotify has previously submitted antitrust complaints against the iPhone-maker in Europe, and Epic Games sued Apple in the United States in 2020.
Since buying Twitter last month, Musk has unveiled plans to charge users $8 per month for getting verified on the social media platform to boost its profitability and avoid bankruptcy. A 30% cut on that would be a big dent to those plans.
The European Commission has been…
