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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by chimeracoder on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @03:03PM (#14648232)
> Or you should be happy, that the EU actually uses their regulatory power to benefit the consumer no matter how big the company they're going against is.

So is the EU going to fine Apple for not allowing iPhone users to access third-party browsers?

At least Google doesn't force any lock-in with their platform here (the browser or search engine) - you're free to use any search engine you want.

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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by gpderetta on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @06:00PM (#14649912)
I wouldn't be surprised if the commission would take a look at Apple in the future, but note that currently they are not dominant in the mobile market.
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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by ionised on Thursday June 29, 2017 @05:37AM (#14661894)
> So is the EU going to fine Apple for not allowing iPhone users to access third-party browsers?

They are not dominant in the market, but if they were I would hope so.

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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by allendoerfer on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @01:37AM (#14651939)
You have answered your own question: They don't do it, because Google, their competitor, does allow it, so there is choice.
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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by chimeracoder on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @08:43AM (#14653556)
> You have answered your own question: They don't do it, because Google, their competitor, does allow it, so there is choice.

...what?

Google doesn't force any lock-in on their platform, yet the EU fines them. Apple does, but the EU hasn't taken any action.

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Re:European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing domin... by allendoerfer on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @08:50AM (#14653593)
It is not platform vs. platform, it is iTunes vs. Playstore (not a monopoly, choice => no action needed) and Google Search vs. nobody essentially (overwhelming dominance, quasi monopoly => action needed).
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