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Someone said once something which really describes this well: The EU hasn't contributed ANYTHING to the internet, but they are the ones who want to regulate it the most. :(
How about Linux?
How about C++?
what's stopping google from shutting up shop in the EU. would they have to block EU access? how much revenue do they make from EU clients?
Nearly as much as in the US, with the potential to be even higher.
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Enjoy your non-neutral internet in the US and your extortionate roaming fees when you walk closer to Canada And if by the EU you mean its countries, you're so wrong it's not even funny, but the US bubble is strong
I don't need to be a US citizen to agree with this statement. I am an EU citizen living in the EU and to be honest I think this fine is BS. The company who initiated this lawsuit is http://www.foundem.co.uk/ . This website looks like absolute shit, it doesn't even render properly on mobile, but hey, if they fail they just blame Google search for their mistakes and the EU backs it without second thoughts after the US…
What would Google have to do to ignore this fine? If they cut any physical presence in the EU, would the EC have any way to enforce this fine? Put another way, if the EU tried to take money from some random e.g. American or Japanese company without a physical presence in the EU, what channels could the EU use to twist their arm across national boundaries? Somewhat related, there could be good money in providing an ex…
Unjust enrichment of disgusting bureaucrats. In this case, google did nothing wrong other than display what they want on their own site, and for that they have to pay their hard earned money to an undemocratic authoritarian commission. No thanks.
Well that's just factually incorrect isn't it?
I might be in a minority here and I'll probably get down voted but this result scares me... and I used to be CTO one of those competing price comparison sites that show up lower in the results so if anyone should agree it should be me. While it made me angry when Google put their results above ours, I never questioned that they had a right to do that. It is their website. They are not a utility. At what point does a…
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AMP and Android are in a separste case that's also being worked on right now, fines over 4 bln are expected there.
Do you have a source for the claim that AMP is part of the Android case, or indeed any case?
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As stated in the press release, the fine has been calculated on the basis of the value of Google's revenue from its comparison shopping service in the 13 EEA countries concerned, taking into account the "duration and gravity" of the infringement. What the commission is asking is simply equal treatment between rival comparison shopping services and its own.
When I visit rivalshoppingservice.com then I would expect to see that rival shopping service. When I visit google, I would expect to see google. Are the rivals going to be required to show google results now or is this really not about choice but about crippling google or is it about extracting an easy multi-billion dollar payday? When I go to the SNCF (French rail) website, are they showing me flight and bus options…
Yes, apparently they do show bus results. Both from their own bus company and at least one seemingly unrelated one. I know it is similar in Sweden with SJ, which shows trains and buses from other companies.
> Nobody is forcing anyone to visit google. It’s a website. Perhaps if the EU really cared, they’d ask themselves why Europe hasn’t produced a credible Google rival.
Isn't that essentially what they are doing? It might be to late to compete on web search. That doesn't mean Google should have an unfair advantage in other search like price comparison.
> That settlement money ought to go directly to funding EU startups.
Most EU startups will be happy if they just have a chance to compete "pound for pound". US companies have been enjoying single digit VAT and corporate income tax for years. Which is both the result of EU laws and the US leaving their own "loopholes" open to make their companies more competitive.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tax-checkthebox-insigh...
I might be in a minority here and I'll probably get down voted but this result scares me... and I used to be CTO one of those competing price comparison sites that show up lower in the results so if anyone should agree it should be me. While it made me angry when Google put their results above ours, I never questioned that they had a right to do that. It is their website. They are not a utility. At what point does a…
Both graduated from same school and both have financial sector background. Both were working in big UK corporations before their career in EU commission.