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https://about.google/intl/ALL_us/locations/?region=europe https://about.google/intl/ALL_us/locations/?region=europe If you don't want to follow the rules (agai
by kittywav 5y ago
https://about.google/intl/ALL_us/locations/?region=europe https://about.google/intl/ALL_us/locations/?region=europe
If you don't want to follow the rules (against anti-competitive practices) of a certain set of countries, perhaps you shouldn't have offices in that set of countries? Just an idea...
- petre 5y agoOkay, so they spin off a bunch of shell companies holding all these offices and stop displaying them on the Google website in order to address the EU requests. But the mothership still gets to remain a single company.
- beebeepka 5y agoYes, this is how it works on the kindergarten floor. In the real world, they have to bribe their way to the same effect.
- xg15 5y agoMaybe a better way to think about it is that the EU can effectively demonitize them. At the worst, the EU regulators could (theoretically) block them from doing business with EU citizens. They can offer their browser for download here alright, but they can't sell any ads or any other products here.