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The linked press release has a whole section explaining how get got to the fine https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_1161#_Hlk159859783 h

The linked press release has a whole section explaining how get got to the fine https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_1161#_Hlk159859783 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_... > In addition, the Commission decided to add to the basic amount of the fine an additional lump sum of €1.8 billion to ensure that the overall fine imposed on Apple is sufficiently deterrent. Such lump sum fine was necessary in this case because a significant part of the harm caused by the infringement consists of non-monetary harm, which cannot be properly accounted for under the revenue-based methodology as set out in the Commission's 2006 Guidelines on Fines.

turquoisevar 3y ago
Translation: even after switching the scope of the investigation multiple times during the tens years we investigated Apple because we couldn’t make anything stick, we still ended up with a joke of a case, so to really make sure we can continue our streak of our decisions being overturned by the EU courts, we decided to slap an additional “deterrence” fine on the basis of “fuck you, that’s why”