David Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Google has been fined a record €4.34bn ($5bn; £3.9bn) over Android. The European Commission said the firm had used the mobile operating system to illegally "cement its dominant position" in search. The firm's parent Alphabet has been given 90 days to change its business practices or face further penalties of up to 5% of its average global daily turnover. It has said it plans to appeal. Full story https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/technology-44858238 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Eh? You can't come down to The Pub with your preconceived prejudices and apple bias. You'll get lynched. Get back to the football forum and start moderating numpties that think the season is a write-off already ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inglorius Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I think Google has cash assets of over 100 billion Euros so pocket change for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 $4.3bn - Which is ironically the amount that each Apple user has overpaid for their iProduct because it's sooooooo coooool man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 28 minutes ago, StivePesley said: $4.3bn - Which is ironically the amount that each Apple user has overpaid for their iProduct because it's sooooooo coooool man Even Google users trying to push rubbish out there, must be contagious ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssendonRam Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I thought @David hated Apple? This decision, frankly, is a load of garbage. Google, for its many and varied faults, has successfully busted Apple’s attempted monopoly and done so on a platform where it’s not the only provider. I can’t help but wonder how much of a warning shot over American bows this decision is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, EssendonRam said: I thought @David hated Apple? Wash your mouth out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssendonRam Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 19 hours ago, David said: Wash your mouth out! Is there an Apple app for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 1 hour ago, McRamFan said: Is there an Apple app for that? Yes but it's very expensive and you have to update it every 6 months if you don't want to be embarrassed in front of the other Apple fan boys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Apple don’t update their apps that often, no need when they work from the off! Not like those Google ones where they release something, monthly update to fix bugs, then they introduce new features which nobody wants or likes and spend another couple of months fixing bugs on those new features. The app then gets pulled as nobody uses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Apparently Donnie Dotard thinks that the EU are being horribly mean to fine upstanding US company Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptherams Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 In its ever growing quest to expand, the EU will resort to this more and more often. What a shambles these bureaucratic vassels are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 10 hours ago, David said: Apple don’t update their apps that often, no need when they work from the off! Not like those Google ones where they release something, monthly update to fix bugs, then they introduce new features which nobody wants or likes and spend another couple of months fixing bugs on those new features. The app then gets pulled as nobody uses it. And when apple do update the software, it’s free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 I do think Google need to be defended slightly though. Google own Google, why shouldn’t they be allowed to push their products on their website? Other search engines are available. I don’t see Tesco letting Asda advertise their products at the front of their stores. Crap analogy that but I know what I’m getting at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Reminiscent of the EU's case against Microsoft for bundling IE with Windows. Which didn't end well for Microsoft. And similar to forcing the Premier League to split up football rights into different packages to broadcast through different networks. Because it was their duty to protect EU consumers. So now, instead of only having to subscribe to one, those EU consumers have to pay for both Sky and BT Sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smyth_18 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Can't wait to hear of @David's fine for pushing apple rubbish on people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Smyth_18 said: Can't wait to hear of @David's fine for pushing apple rubbish on people. Knighthood you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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