Apple will be slapped with a hefty fine, according to a new report.
      • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Actually I’m unsure the EU would allow the UK to rejoin without hefty consequences. It would set a bad precedent.

        • Pleb@feddit.deEnglish
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          9 months ago

          I’m sure they would be allowed back in, why not? But I doubt they’d get all their special treatements back.

          • Toes♀@ani.socialEnglish
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            9 months ago

            Any of the EU nations I believe have veto authority on adding new members. And there’s a lot of hate for the UK.

            • WallEx@feddit.deEnglish
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              9 months ago

              Really? Here in Germany I only ever heard that its stupid the UK left, but that’s basically it. Didn’t notice any hate.

    • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Is Apple making over €500m in profit in the EU specifically as a result of anticompetitive practices involving music?

      I’m all for punishing white collar crime severely, but the goal for the EU seems to be to set the fines so they’re not especially punitive, but still high enough that the offender would have saved money by just playing by the rules. That’s a damn sight better than what we usually get in the US.