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Though I am not a legal expert, it is fascinating, that both European companies had this dispute in front of US courts. One hypothesis would be, that Ryan Air l
by snowpid 2y ago
Though I am not a legal expert, it is fascinating, that both European companies had this dispute in front of US courts. One hypothesis would be, that Ryan Air lawyers saw higher chances there than in EU courts.
- ivan_gammel 2y agoIsn’t Booking an American company now? The company in Amsterdam is a subsidiary of Delaware company with HQ in Connecticut.
- snowpid 2y agoLooks like an American company called Priceline bought booking.com and rename themself after them. Booking.com brands themself as European, during the DMA debattes and complained they have a disadvantage to American competitors.
- hellweaver666 2y agoBooking.com BV is a Dutch Company which has subsidiaries all over the world but is also itself a subsidiary of Booking Holdings Group which also owns Priceline, Kayak, OpenTable and quite a few more companies.
- em500 2y agoCompany nationality is a somewhat diffuse concept. IKEA, Chrysler, Fiat and Citroen have holding companies in the Netherlands. Should they be considered Dutch companies? Share owners (also of American listed and incorporated companies) are from all over the world.
- ivan_gammel 2y agoIt depends, right? In case of Booking, aren’t other subsidiaries also selling airline tickets? It would be reasonable for all those sites to have a common platform for data and that means the holding company is the right target to sue.