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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by indigochill on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @08:54AM (#32165044)
> The beauty of the EU is that corporate financial influence is far less pervasive than even in the governments of member nations.

For how long, I wonder, given the megacorps have financial resources on par with entire nations, and the EU has been taking some pretty strong stances on topics of interest to them? Or will the megacorps at some point just decide Europe's no longer worth the trouble to operate in (probably not the worst outcome)?

Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by pmontra on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @09:27AM (#32165492)
Considering how they bend to the local rules around the world, they will bend to this too. I remember only Google shutting down news in Spain and leaving China because of censorship. Apple looks at the money. There are too many money in Europe. They'll put on some sort of a fight but eventually we're going to have third party software on iOS that Apple doesn't approve.
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by lioeters on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @11:05AM (#32166802)
Off-topic: FYI, the phrase should be "too much money", because money is an uncountable noun (you cannot say "a money", but can say "some money").
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by pmontra on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @11:28AM (#32167163)
Thanks. I'm not a native English speaker but reading again my comment those words have a funny feeling. Your explanation points out why. So "There is too much money" (almost 10 M exact matches on Google.)
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by visarga on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:05PM (#32167761)
You're of course right but "too many money" sounds cute, too.
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by mcphage on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @09:20AM (#32165401)
> Or will the megacorps at some point just decide Europe's no longer worth the trouble to operate in

Companies will put up with almost anything if there’s money to be made there.