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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by metadat on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:27PM (#32171811)
What timeline do you think the Gatekeepeers would prefer? Is it a reasonable goal to let BigTech drag it's feet making these changes they didn't want to do on their own accord in the first place?

Amazing things are possible when the incentive is right. Given their VAST resources, it's only a matter of focus.

Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by dntrkv on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @11:08PM (#32175320)
I don't know how anyone would think that timeline is in any way possible. Not gonna happen.
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by colinmhayes on Thursday July 21, 2022 @01:54AM (#32176220)
Honestly I think the timeline is a punishment for forcing the governments hand by never doing any of these things themselves.
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by metadat on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @11:12PM (#32175345)
Then let the motivational fines begin and see if that helps get things moving.
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by dodobirdlord on Thursday July 21, 2022 @01:28AM (#32176067)
Mandating things that are impossible and then fining companies for failing to achieve them is just a silly and roundabout way to impose a tax, and if the EU just wants to tax a bunch of tech companies they should do so directly instead of this absurd charade.
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by dgb23 on Thursday July 21, 2022 @08:29AM (#32178505)
Do people really think this is impossible? We're talking about Apple here.
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by permo-w on Thursday July 21, 2022 @07:42AM (#32178192)
clearly that's not what they want. they want less anti-competitive practices and they want them quickly. a massive fine that brings in some public money and punishes them for past actions is a nice upside
Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by permo-w on Thursday July 21, 2022 @07:39AM (#32178170)
sometimes the vaster the resources the slower things happen