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Oh, I'm sure Apple can drag this out for years and year in the courts lobbing health and safty arguments etc.
by Zenst 4y ago
Oh, I'm sure Apple can drag this out for years and year in the courts lobbing health and safty arguments etc.
- makeitdouble 4y agoOnly if the EU court is willing to suspend sanctions during that time. That's not what happened with Microsoft for instance.
- bzxcvbn 4y agoFirst time they're out of compliance, the fine is 10% of their global annual revenue. Then 5% of their daily average revenue until they comply. Second time they're out of compliance, the fine doubles. If they still breach compliance, they get investigated for systematic non-compliance. The Commission can then impose structural and behavioral changes. Or Apple can stop providing service in the EU. But they're not going to say goodbye to a fourth of their global revenue. They will comply.
- johnzim 4y agoWell. After the first 2 instances of being out of compliance, that's exactly where they'd be anyway. I agree it seems unlikely but the math checks out.