Spotify Allowed to Sidestep Play Store Fees as Part of Confidential Deal, Google Executive Says | Technology News

Spotify Allowed to Sidestep Play Store Fees as Part of Confidential Deal, Google Executive Says Google allowed Spotify to bypass the company's mandatory Play Store fees, according to a company executive. During the ongoing Epic vs Google trial, the search giant's head of partnership testified that Spotify did not pay the company any fees when it processed customer payments on its own. If customers chose to pay Spotify via Google's in-app billing service, the pla...