Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might near $2B

Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by laughing_man on Friday October 24, 2025 @02:55AM (#45691658)

That's a big enough number that the likely result is Apple would pull out of the UK altogether.

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Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by kataklasm on Friday October 24, 2025 @03:21AM (#45691835)

Does it matter? Apple paid around 300 million pounds of corporation tax in 2024. If the UK poses a landmark penalty of say 50 or 100 billion pounds, thats 167x or 333x the annual corporation tax paid by Apple in the UK.

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Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by laughing_man on Friday October 24, 2025 @03:15PM (#45698115)

I'm assuming if they pulled out they wouldn't pay.

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Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by pertymcpert on Saturday October 25, 2025 @02:20PM (#45705933)

What on earth makes you think that Apple would pay if they leave the UK?

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Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by BrenBarn on Friday October 24, 2025 @04:02AM (#45692101)

Then good riddance.

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Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by TheCoelacanth on Friday October 24, 2025 @10:52AM (#45695250)

That would be an amazing opportunity for competitors who chose to continue operating in the UK.

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Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by pertymcpert on Saturday October 25, 2025 @02:21PM (#45705936)

That's not what would happen. People will just import the iPhones from abroad.

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