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Apple swings back at Spotify, Google Play Music reminds people it exists, and a

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Apple spent the first part of the holiday weekend firing back at Spotify.

Last week Spotify General Counsel Horatio Gutierrez sent a letter to

Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell accusing the Cupertino company of

anti-competitive conduct aimed at Spotify.

Word is that Spotify submitted an update for its iOS app to Apple that was rejected for violating business model rules.

This led Gutierrez to write in his letter that his company cannot stand by as Apple

uses the App Store approval process as a weapon to harm competitors. Had the

letter been sent from one lawyer to another we might never have known. However, Spotify is also said

to have sent a letter to lawmakers in DC, so we do. Being a gentleman, Mr. Sewell has responded

to Mr. Gutierrez, and turned about being fair played that letter has gone public as well.

Buzzfeed posted a copy and sent the internet a buzzing

except it was written and posted on the Friday before a Monday holiday, so most of the buzz came from that bottle of vodka stuck unceremoniously in one end of the watermelon.

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