The European Union has fined Apple $568.6 million (€500m) for violating its Digital Markets Act.

Fuck the stupid morons who defend Apple.

Imagine if Microsoft banned Windows users from installing the software they want on their computer.

Imagine if Microsoft required all software developers to give them 30% of their earning or Microsoft will ban them from Windows

  • 🌶️ - knighthawk@lemmy.mlEnglish
    28·
    1 day ago

    except only loosing 568m is just “the price of doing business” for them and it’s not much of a deterrent to make them stop. they made more than that by doing this so it’s still a net profit

    • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldEnglish
      191·
      1 day ago

      While true, 568m is a significant cost of doing business. Also remember that a punitive action should not make the company go bankrupt, it should make them rethink.

      And if they don’t, the fines will go higher, until they do rethink.

    • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
      61·
      22 hours ago

      I mean that would imply they stood to gain $568M by not allowing 3rd party app stores. Seems unlikely.

        • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
          31·
          22 hours ago

          How much money do you think Google loses to 3rd party app stores? Considering they’ve been allowed from the beginning and are also one of the most profitable companies in the world?

          • chingadera@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            22 hours ago

            Companies don’t do shit that costs them money for no reason.

            There are only two reasons a for profit company would do something, for profit or because the law is making them.

            • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
              2·
              21 hours ago

              Well I think it’s fair to assume that they not only didn’t know for certain that they would be charged/fined but also how long it would take for that to happen or how much it would be. And they rolled the dice. They’re definitely greedy but they’re not omnipotent.

              • chingadera@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                21 hours ago

                Likely. I guess I should clear up what I’m trying to get at, companies that large and monopolistic spend immense amount of resources doing everything they can to stifle competition because it’s profitable to do so. They made the move knowingly approaching if not downright crossing the line, because their analysis showed them it would turn out to be profitable. Will we be fined? Probably not. If we do, can we afford it and still turn a profit?