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> Paying fines for shady practices will no longer simply be the cost of doing business, but there's a real risk of being locked out of a major market. Yes! And
by throwaway2245 6y ago
> Paying fines for shady practices will no longer simply be the cost of doing business, but there's a real risk of being locked out of a major market.
Yes! And that's how it should be.
A fine is just a permission slip for rich people.
Since e.g. Apple holds something like $200b in cash, fines are anti-competitive in this field. A small player can't afford to risk a fine; Apple can pay any level of fine, if it ultimately needs to.