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Neverwoods
Member Tue Jun 27 10:48:27
http://reuters.com/article/idUSKBN19I108

Rugian
Member Tue Jun 27 12:12:14
The EU is growing extremely blatant with their shakedowns of foreign cos. This was a clusterfuck of a decision and Google got screwed over.

Paramount
Member Tue Jun 27 12:23:14
So who will get all that moneys? We, the consumers?

Seb
Member Tue Jun 27 13:41:14
Rugian:

US shook down BP and a bunch of banks...

Forwyn
Member Tue Jun 27 14:14:44
There's the old nationalist we all know and love. Poor innocent BP.

CrownRoyal
Member Tue Jun 27 14:32:25
Reminds me of the eu- Microsoft battles from the old days

Rugian
Member Tue Jun 27 14:38:35
lol Seb are you really still sore over that? We fleeced you limeys good on that one. Obama was gangsta AF then.

Daemon
Member Tue Jun 27 15:09:22
The fine will be used to reduce what members like Germany have to pay to the EU^^

Seb
Member Tue Jun 27 15:35:39
Forwyn:
Yeah, massively defrauded.

Rugian:

So quit bitching then - as pointed out, turnabouts fair play.

NeverWoods
Member Tue Jun 27 16:34:06
"This was a clusterfuck of a decision and Google got screwed over. "

EU is basically doing the job your gov should be doing. Google is in this position because that's what they brought on to them selves. How longer did they think they could abuse their market dominance?

NeverWoods
Member Tue Jun 27 19:19:21
https://www.recode.net/2017/6/26/15878518/yelp-oracle-news-corp-letter-supporting-eu-action-against-google-antitrust

A letter in Support of EU, by 7 tech companies

Dear Commissioner Vestager,

We represent US companies that employ hundreds of thousands of workers across 50 states. We are writing to express our support for the Commission’s enforcement action against Google.

As you near final decisions in the Shopping and Android cases, Google and its allies will no doubt continue to press through its lobbying and public relations machine the fiction that any adverse decision amounts to European “protectionism.” As U.S. based companies, we wish to go on record that enforcement action against Google is necessary and appropriate, not provincial. We have watched Google undermine competition in the United States and abroad. Google operates on a global scale and across the entire online ecosystem, destroying jobs and stifling innovation.

Google and its allies may also claim that there is no factual basis for a decision against Google. That too is untrue. The case against Google, both in Europe and the United States, rests on sound legal and factual foundations. Indeed, the US Federal Trade Commission legal staff found that Google has monopoly power and that it engages in anticompetitive practices.

We believe that decisive action is necessary to restore competition and once again open the Internet to innovation and growth. We hope that your counterparts in the United States will use this as an opportunity to address similar anticompetitive conduct by Google.

Sincerely,

Disconnect, Inc.

Getty Images, Inc.

News Corporation

News Media Alliance

Oracle Corporation

Trip.com

Yelp Inc.

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Neverwoods Member	Tue Jun 27 10:48:27 http://reuters.com/article/idUSKBN19I108
Rugian Member	Tue Jun 27 12:12:14 The EU is growing extremely blatant with their shakedowns of foreign cos. This was a clusterfuck of a decision and Google got screwed over.
Paramount Member	Tue Jun 27 12:23:14 So who will get all that moneys? We, the consumers?
Seb Member	Tue Jun 27 13:41:14 Rugian: US shook down BP and a bunch of banks...
Forwyn Member	Tue Jun 27 14:14:44 There's the old nationalist we all know and love. Poor innocent BP.
CrownRoyal Member	Tue Jun 27 14:32:25 Reminds me of the eu- Microsoft battles from the old days
Rugian Member	Tue Jun 27 14:38:35 lol Seb are you really still sore over that? We fleeced you limeys good on that one. Obama was gangsta AF then.
Daemon Member	Tue Jun 27 15:09:22 The fine will be used to reduce what members like Germany have to pay to the EU^^
Seb Member	Tue Jun 27 15:35:39 Forwyn: Yeah, massively defrauded. Rugian: So quit bitching then - as pointed out, turnabouts fair play.
NeverWoods Member	Tue Jun 27 16:34:06 "This was a clusterfuck of a decision and Google got screwed over. " EU is basically doing the job your gov should be doing. Google is in this position because that's what they brought on to them selves. How longer did they think they could abuse their market dominance?
NeverWoods Member	Tue Jun 27 19:19:21 https://www.recode.net/2017/6/26/15878518/yelp-oracle-news-corp-letter-supporting-eu-action-against-google-antitrust A letter in Support of EU, by 7 tech companies Dear Commissioner Vestager, We represent US companies that employ hundreds of thousands of workers across 50 states. We are writing to express our support for the Commission’s enforcement action against Google. As you near final decisions in the Shopping and Android cases, Google and its allies will no doubt continue to press through its lobbying and public relations machine the fiction that any adverse decision amounts to European “protectionism.” As U.S. based companies, we wish to go on record that enforcement action against Google is necessary and appropriate, not provincial. We have watched Google undermine competition in the United States and abroad. Google operates on a global scale and across the entire online ecosystem, destroying jobs and stifling innovation. Google and its allies may also claim that there is no factual basis for a decision against Google. That too is untrue. The case against Google, both in Europe and the United States, rests on sound legal and factual foundations. Indeed, the US Federal Trade Commission legal staff found that Google has monopoly power and that it engages in anticompetitive practices. We believe that decisive action is necessary to restore competition and once again open the Internet to innovation and growth. We hope that your counterparts in the United States will use this as an opportunity to address similar anticompetitive conduct by Google. Sincerely, Disconnect, Inc. Getty Images, Inc. News Corporation News Media Alliance Oracle Corporation Trip.com Yelp Inc.
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