EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Digital Competition Law

Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by serial_dev on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:07AM (#39815270)

It's all a charade, the EU is a de-facto United States territory, they will never do anything to actually mess with the largest US companies.

And even if they do at one point, they will be quickly put into their place, the US is not just going to stand there and take it.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by Rinzler89 on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:11AM (#39815305)

>the US is not just going to stand there and take it.

What are they gonna do about it? The EU's DMA is child's play compared to what big tech had to bend over for to access the Chines market, and the US didn't do shit to China.

And somehow big-tech bitches way more about the EU regulations that the Chinese ones. Hypocrisy much?

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by aurareturn on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:20AM (#39815377)

Because the EU is trying to fundamentally change the iPhone business. China isn’t.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by inexcf on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:39AM (#39815570)

Can you show us where the EU demands their rules apply globally?

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by Rinzler89 on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:20AM (#39815386)

Please explain.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by aurareturn on Monday March 25, 2024 @09:17AM (#39815895)

EU is telling Apple how to design and run its App Store, music, Pay, etc. China isn’t.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by nicolas_17 on Monday March 25, 2024 @10:53AM (#39817072)

Just one example: iCloud uses an entirely different set of servers formally managed by a Chinese company if you're a Chinese user.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/111754 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42631386

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by Rinzler89 on Monday March 25, 2024 @09:48AM (#39816268)

>EU is telling Apple how to design and run its App Store, music, Pay, etc.

Are you 5 years old or just a delusional Apple fanboy? That's how it works everywhere: businesses need to comply with local regulations or fuck off.

When VW and Toyota came to the US they also had to design their cars as they were told by the US legislation. It's why the Cybertruck can't be sold in Europe and why the Porsche 959 couldn't be sold in the US: they weren't compliant to legislation abroad.

Similarly, nobody's forcing Apple to sell it's products and services in Europe, if they want to do that, it must adapt them to EU legislation. Simple. Why are you having difficulties with this?

>China isn’t.

lol OK.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by aurareturn on Monday March 25, 2024 @12:34PM (#39818361)

Yes, I’m 5 years old. You must be 4 years old.

Read the post I was responding.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by Rinzler89 on Monday March 25, 2024 @02:21PM (#39819615)

Learn to read

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by aurareturn on Monday March 25, 2024 @11:32PM (#39824035)

I can read your illogical posts fine.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by wil421 on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:21AM (#39815397)

iPhones complying with Chinese regulations never caused something like cookie pop ups on every website. The EU wants changes that will surely affect every iPhone user’s experience.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by fnordian_slip on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:40AM (#39815581)

Not sure if I understand you correctly. Are you holding the EU regulations responsible for cookie popups rather than the many malicious actors who have gotten used to tracking everything without worrying about consent?

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by Rinzler89 on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:26AM (#39815450)

Do you even hear yourself?

The DMA changes only come to EU iPhone users. Same how Chinese regulation affect iPhone users in China. US iPhone users will continue to happily live under Apple's umbrella.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by cbg0 on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:24AM (#39815421)

> the EU is a de-facto United States territory

This is low quality flame-bait.

The EU has several large antitrust fines against US companies: https://www.statista.com/chart/14752/eu-antitrust-fines-agai...

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by swat535 on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:40AM (#39815575)

Yes but fines are just a cost of doing business for these companies. They will simply pass on the buck to consumers.

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Re:EU Launches Probes into Apple, Meta, Google Under New Dig... by cbg0 on Monday March 25, 2024 @08:50AM (#39815665)

This is a very simplistic way of viewing this. The goal of a fine is to correct bad behavior, not to destroy a company; If their behavior is not corrected you can serve heavier fines and even jail time for executives until the bad behavior is resolved.

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