Renn@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoEU to hit Apple with €500m fine over antitrust music streaming complaint from Spotifywww.imore.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1390arrow-down17
arrow-up1383arrow-down1external-linkEU to hit Apple with €500m fine over antitrust music streaming complaint from Spotifywww.imore.comRenn@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareanlumo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·4 months agoHow much would that be for a middle class person in relation? $10?
minus-squareabhibeckert@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-24 months agoThis isn’t the only fine though. It’s one of several they’ve been hit by in recent years and more might be coming. They are also getting bigger over time.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-24 months agoIt’s not like the EU will just give up after one fine. As an economic union they have a lot of power in cases like this. They could ban them entirely if they wanted.
minus-squareanlumo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIn the meantime, Apple rakes in exponentially more and more money.
minus-squarerottingleaflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoWell, I can afford to be fined 10$ several times in a few years
How much would that be for a middle class person in relation? $10?
This isn’t the only fine though. It’s one of several they’ve been hit by in recent years and more might be coming. They are also getting bigger over time.
It’s not like the EU will just give up after one fine.
As an economic union they have a lot of power in cases like this.
They could ban them entirely if they wanted.
In the meantime, Apple rakes in exponentially more and more money.
Well, I can afford to be fined 10$ several times in a few years