Apple continues to tweak its App Store rules in an attempt to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act which came into force at the beginning of March. Its latest change allows Spotify and other music streaming apps to offer their EU-based users a link or buy button that will send them to their own website — and that website can offer alternative payment options, bypassing the App Store entirely.
The move doesn't mean that app developers will be able to keep all the money to themselves, however, because they'll still have to hand over 27% of any transactions that are completed within seven days of the link being clicked. But it's another option that was previously forbidden but is now allowed, albeit while still costing developers money.
