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I think it's more likely they will change when the EU courts find them guilty of anti-competitive practices. From my layman's perspective, the case looks a lot
by Stevvo 6y ago
I think it's more likely they will change when the EU courts find them guilty of anti-competitive practices.
From my layman's perspective, the case looks a lot stronger than it ever did against Google where at-least alternatives to Play Store existed.
- pdonis 6y ago> I think it's more likely they will change when the EU courts find them guilty of anti-competitive practices. Such a ruling would, IMO, be wrong. If it's "anti-competitive" to decide the terms on which you will offer a service you produce and own yourself, then pretty much every service business anywhere is "anti-competitive". Unfortunately (from my perspective), I think it is indeed quite possible that the EU courts could make such a ruling.
- Stevvo 6y agoIn article 101, "anti-competitive" is not defined as 'deciding the terms on which you will offer a service you produce and own yourself', but as an "abuse of a dominant position" in particular: (a) directly or indirectly fix purchase or selling prices or any other trading conditions. I think the 30% IAP tax meets this condition.