@stroughtonsmith Kind of confused by this take because Spotify is still much more popular, despite the higher price and despite not being pre-installed. They’re winning on product for many folks. As for Apple, if you create and maintain the entire platform it’s perfectly reasonable that you get to pre-install your own apps. The EU’s awful choice screens for the browser are downright user hostile.
All this said, I do agree that Apple has gone too far, especially with the Settings ads