Google gets fined 4.34 billion euros for Android
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Labyrinth
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44858238
£3.8/€4.3/$5bn fine issued.
Fox2232
Yet another highway robbery done by EU. They have to feed certain parts of "economy".
Labyrinth
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Fox2232
fantaskarsef
Imagine taxpayers in the EU being charged for another € 4.3 billion because that money disappears somewhere in the EU aparatus. I'd rather have google pay that instead of us, tbh, for what reason whatsoever.
RzrTrek
Google should give them the middle finger by stop providing their products and services within the EU.
Labyrinth
Brit90
Fox2232 you seem to have no clue about what is right wrong or fair to consumers.
If you think it's all about 1 company should be able to control everything, and I am guessing you are American from your comments (although I maybe wrong) you seem to lack the understanding of fairness.
Android DONT give you a choice, which is why they were also fined in Russia and then changed the way the market their as well, so to offer fair and competition to others.
For instance, since news outlets are mainly controlled by the few, especially in America, you get to believe only what is shown on the news network, which is why when RT was in America, they had to be shutdown for giving alternative stories and truths to distorted stories and truths from most American News.
As for Google actually being American, it's about as American as Apple 😉 If you don't get the irony of that, you may need to see how Apple and Google operate around the WORLD and are not restricted to being an American Company.
As for Google, they have been warned many many times, and think that by ignoring the Law they wouldn't get caught or fined, they get fined, but personally the fine is way too small. Should be 3-4 times more than it is.
Companies are not meant to be running governments or not scared of governments.
oli3
Serves them right. I hope Apple's next.
Fox2232
www.google.com as home page. Almost all other good search engines have advertisement, news and other trash shown even before you press search.
I would be one of them. Regardless of browser, I always use Pimpiklem
Everyone.
Take a pound out of your pocket and give it to charity.
Do you feel like you are going to miss it.
This billions seems a lot to me and you but to google they will just laugh it off.
Fox2232
airbud7
I would take my company and leave....I would love to see Microsoft /Facebook/Samsung and Apple just leave....Let the EU crying begin.
Alessio1989
Too few, too late.
Glottiz
airbud7
https://g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/163107/applechart1_ZLS3m8R_large.JPG
Dude/ What? America is the biggest market for that stuff
Fox2232
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Glottiz