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> It's over. Apple lost, Google lost Tell it to Trump and the US government. They made it clear the US is going to wage war against any country that tries to r

> It's over. Apple lost, Google lost Tell it to Trump and the US government. They made it clear the US is going to wage war against any country that tries to regulate big tech

ocdtrekkie 1y ago
They have said this mostly regarding digital services taxes, but considering the Trump administration largely thinks the Biden administration's antitrust position against these companies was the one thing they agree on... I doubt Trump will save them. A million bucks just doesn't buy off a President like it used to.
- dragonwriter 1y ago
  Nah, we’ve seen that big firms that have control of substantially influential media platforms will be able to get Trump to save them—all they’ll need to do is meet some “mild” ideological demands on content that leave them plenty of room to make more money for their investors than if they didn't play ball. (And if they don’t, the Trump Administration can find more bureaucratic jeopardy and cost to impose until they do.)
  - lenkite 1y ago
    The Trump administration is pretty heavily into anti-trust. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/09/gail-slater-donald-trump-antitrust-00277348 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/09/gail-slate...
    - dragonwriter 1y ago
      The Trump Administration is pretty heavily into losing its “principled” policy-based objections to media mergers, acquisitions, etc., when content-based concessions are made (and to privately suggesting those concessions while publicly embracing the policy-based objections up until the moment a deal is made.)
      - lenkite 1y ago
        Can you give some links on what you state ? The recent HPE-Juniper merger was apparently pushed by US intelligence: https://fortune.com/2025/08/01/hpe-juniper-networks-national-security-huawei/ https://fortune.com/2025/08/01/hpe-juniper-networks-national...

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> It's over. Apple lost, Google lost Tell it to Trump and the US government. They made it clear the US is going to wage war against any country that tries to r

by owebmaster 1y ago

> It's over. Apple lost, Google lost Tell it to Trump and the US government. They made it clear the US is going to wage war against any country that tries to regulate big tech

ocdtrekkie 1y ago
They have said this mostly regarding digital services taxes, but considering the Trump administration largely thinks the Biden administration's antitrust position against these companies was the one thing they agree on... I doubt Trump will save them. A million bucks just doesn't buy off a President like it used to.
- dragonwriter 1y ago
  Nah, we’ve seen that big firms that have control of substantially influential media platforms will be able to get Trump to save them—all they’ll need to do is meet some “mild” ideological demands on content that leave them plenty of room to make more money for their investors than if they didn't play ball. (And if they don’t, the Trump Administration can find more bureaucratic jeopardy and cost to impose until they do.)
  - lenkite 1y ago
    The Trump administration is pretty heavily into anti-trust. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/09/gail-slater-donald-trump-antitrust-00277348 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/05/09/gail-slate...
    - dragonwriter 1y ago
      The Trump Administration is pretty heavily into losing its “principled” policy-based objections to media mergers, acquisitions, etc., when content-based concessions are made (and to privately suggesting those concessions while publicly embracing the policy-based objections up until the moment a deal is made.)
      - lenkite 1y ago
        Can you give some links on what you state ? The recent HPE-Juniper merger was apparently pushed by US intelligence: https://fortune.com/2025/08/01/hpe-juniper-networks-national-security-huawei/ https://fortune.com/2025/08/01/hpe-juniper-networks-national...