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An interesting take. The only bit I strongly disagree with is this: > One advice we got was to file an antitrust case against Shopify in a European Court. > T
by atourgates 3y ago
An interesting take. The only bit I strongly disagree with is this:
> One advice we got was to file an antitrust case against Shopify in a European Court.
> Theoretically, we could’ve argued that Shopify uses anti-competitive practices to get rid of their checkout competition. Similar to what Spotify & Epic Games did against Apple.
> While that might’ve been a viable option, honestly, I don’t have the balls to pick a legal fight with a multi-billion corporation.
> On top of that, I believe that crying to the regulator is a bitch move. After everything, I still believe that Shopify built their platform and they should be able to do whatever they want with it.
I have no insight into how the EU's competition laws would or would not apply here, but that's literally the regulator's job, and it's certainly not a "bitch move" to hold companies accountable for anticompetitive behavior (if that's what's happening).
- wackget 3y agoYeah seriously. Sounds like he drank the capitalism kool-aid.