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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by PoignardAzur on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @02:28PM (#32170113)
"I don't mean to be presumptuous, but here's a sweeping statement about the entire world economy that assumes Google is representative of every industrial sector there is. Also, any criticism of monopoly power can only possibly come from how jealous other countries are of our American Innovation."
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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by PoignardAzur on Thursday July 21, 2022 @08:42AM (#32178618)
Okay, so I'm not going to address your argument, because I don't think you're open to debate...

But I do want to point out the irony of complaining about banana republics oppressing american companies, when the very etymology of the term is, well, american megacorporations oppressing poor countries with the US government's help.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic