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

• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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. And they rolled the dice.

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      • whostosay@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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?

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Sorry, I don’t understand how that’s supposed to answer my question?

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      • whostosay@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I missed. Meant to be aimed at your first comment up there

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