Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store

knighthawk0811@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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  • MisterFrog@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    If they keep not complying, which is my understanding of what apple has been doing, they should absolutely be bankrupted. Or something drastic.

    A warning, which will make other companies self-Police, bringing down the cost of enforcement.

    Countries are so permissive of corporate bad behaviour it’s not even funny.

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    • rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Perhaps I worded it poorly, but my point was that companies shouldn’t go bankrupt when they make a mistake.

      If you keep doing it after you’ve been told, then you’re no longer just making a mistake it’s obviously malicious, but I don’t think then Apple should go bankrupt when they incorrectly implement a new law.

      While I personally don’t think it’s accidental, you should be more lenient towards a first offense for any new law (unless you can prove it was intentional, which is incredibly hard).

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• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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  • knighthawk0811@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    one of the most profitable companies in the world, it seems very likely

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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?

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      • whostosay@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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• orcrist@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Right. And the fines will continue, lol.

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  • knighthawk0811@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    maybe, maybe not

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