• HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works
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    Apple notes that off-store downloads work only inside the EU, and disappear if you stay outside the bloc for more than 30 days.

    Assholes.

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    In April, the European Commission fined Apple €500 million ($585 million) for blocking developers from steering users to cheaper payment options, and warned that daily penalties of up to 5% of global revenue could follow if it failed to comply.

    LMAOOOO get fucked, Apple we love your hardware and your software (when properly tested first), but given you’ve had a great run with the fees now it’s time to let us own our hardware at least a little.

    5%? Not messing around. No wrist slap there.

    Let’s go freedom, let’s go Apple-but-the-right-way (please)!

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        With all respect for people who hate Apple (myself included), this doesn’t look like how penalties should work. I doubt there are adequate standards of how an entity like EU can request any percentage of global revenue from anyone. What would you do if you request any more than Apple considers adequate and decides it’s more profitable to just leave your market?

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          21 hours ago

          Problem is companies like to use global accounting schemes to hide/move profit.

          If it was “5% of profit in the EU” then overnight Apple would suddenly make 0 profit in the EU due to “brand licensing fees” to Apple Cayman Islands Incorporated.

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          They cannot request it from anyone, only for those who chose to operate in EU jurisdiction.

          Apple is free to not operate in the EU.

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          What would you do if you request any more than Apple considers adequate and decides it’s more profitable to just leave your market?

          Cheer?

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            22 hours ago

            The problem is how government entities dictate media corporations what to do. This time it’s pro-consumer, the other time it might not be so.

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              21 hours ago

              That’s not a problem, its exactly what governments exist for. Creating and enforcing laws.

              The problem us that some corporations manage to manipulate governments by bribery to avoid regulation, not that government or regulations exist.

              Are you a libertarian?

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                20 hours ago

                Nah I’m just Russian. Our government is an example of a problem, they tried to manipulate Apple and Google, and was successful to some extent.

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          I mean it’s kind of classic issues with unions. It doesn’t work if only place is doing it, but the more that do, the less market they have access to. Europe is a pretty decent sized market, so it may still hurt. And if they do leave, well China certainly has a lot of their own homegrown solutions, so that’s not an entirely unreasonable option.