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Taxing monopolies at a higher rate. Not a bad idea actually.
by avtolik 2y ago
Taxing monopolies at a higher rate. Not a bad idea actually.
- wbl 2y agoWhat market does Apple monopolize?
- ReptileMan 2y ago"Software that runs on iphone" market.
- linotype 2y agoI thought they opened that up in the EU.
- fhdsgbbcaA 2y agoIn the most bad faith way possible. They are going to get absolutely gutted on this. They think they’re above the fray, but there’s a reason Google and Meta are taking DMA way more seriously than GDPR - it’s basically a speedboat loaded with explosives in regulatory terms. It’s designed to move fast and take out targets with extreme prejudice. It is crafted to explicitly overcome the barriers that prevent GDPR being enforced (eg Ireland). Apple is fucking around with the EU, and will very shortly find out why the DMA is written the way it is.
- gostsamo 2y agothe door is wide closed in the EU.
- wbl 2y agoWhy on earth is that a relevant market. We don't look at cars as separate software from the hardware. Apples competition is Android and if better apps come out on Android it will win whatever small share the luxury option has.
- lxgr 2y agoMaybe we would, if there were only two car manufacturers that also happen to run their own private roads, bridges, mechanics etc. that are also mutually not compatible.
- hightrix 2y agoIt shouldn’t be. There is no monopoly. There are people that are mad you can’t get blue iMessages from an android and you can’t side load “easily”. That’s it.
- okanat 2y agoNobody cares about iMessage in the EU. That level of classist discrimination is a US phenomenon.
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