Unless google has a similar rule, which states DIY in app purchase solutions aren't allowed, I dont see what's the fault of Apple here? What kind of a business wants to give away free money?
I don't see hypocrisy unless they're breaking TOS.
It very much matters if this is to be used as precedent by Spotify in its legal proceedings against Apple.
You can be blameless and still be a hypocrite. Is Apple at _fault_ for this action? No. Corporate entities are gonna corporate entity. Does this reek of hypocrisy? Yes.
>Developers offering products within a game downloaded on Google Play or providing access to game content must use Google Play In-app Billing as the method of payment.
> Developers offering products within another category of app downloaded on Google Play must use Google Play In-app Billing as the method of payment, except for the following cases:
> . Payment is solely for physical products
> . Payment is for digital content that may be consumed outside of the app itself (e.g. songs that can be played on other music players).