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Apple’s recent behavior in Europe sure is perplexing to me. The arrogance suggests a kind of legal naïveté that a $2.6T multinational can’t possibly have. It mu
by anon373839 3y ago
Apple’s recent behavior in Europe sure is perplexing to me. The arrogance suggests a kind of legal naïveté that a $2.6T multinational can’t possibly have. It must be a calculation. Do they figure Washington will pull strings to bail them out of their predicament?
- lagadu 3y agoMuch like the usb charging situation, it's a delaying tactic. Of course they're aware that this isn't something they can win but they can fight and delay it for as long as possible in order to both have some profits from it while it lasts and to weaken the competitor's (in this case Epic) position by delaying their entry in the market.
- anon373839 3y agoIf so, I hope Europe prices the fines high enough to make the strategy backfire.
- the8472 3y agoJust a few days ago the EU fined apple for 40 million over a different issue. And then tacked 1.8 billion onto the basic fine as a deterrent.