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A comment on Commission fines Qualcomm €997 million for abuse of dominant market position. Parent comment

Re:Commission fines Qualcomm €997 million for abuse of domin... by dingo_bat on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @07:09AM (#16222083)
All fine unless you have a monopoly.
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Re:Commission fines Qualcomm €997 million for abuse of domin... by rowyourboat on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @07:30AM (#16222185)
In European anti-trust law, excluding competitors (or restricting anything regarding third parties) is illegal regardless of your market share. You might come under closer scrutiny if you have a quasi-monopoly, but the behavior is very much not "fine" regardless.
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Re:Commission fines Qualcomm €997 million for abuse of domin... by xxs on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @07:24AM (#16222155)
You'd have to do better than throwing a blanket statement. Do you have any references to quote?
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