Steve Troughton-Smith"We have a number of Apple issues. I find them very serious, I was very surprised that we would have such suspicions of Apple being noncompliant”
"This is not what we expected of such a company”
https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/112640420132181098
Paraphrased: we're not just mad, but we're also disappointed 😛
Me too, EU. Me too.
From later in the interview, specifically re questions on Apple’s Core Technology Fee:
“We have a toolbox of fines, of doubling fines, of potential breakup of companies”
"We have a very strong toolbox to ‘punish’”
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"I expected [noncompliance] cases… I'm a bit surprised we have so many cases, so soon, and with more in the pipeline”
John Gruber@stroughtonsmith Good luck to the EU breaking up a US company.
Nick Foster@gruber @stroughtonsmith they’re not gonna break it up they’re just gonna fine them
Leon Cowle@nickfoster @gruber @stroughtonsmith I will make a bold prediction here: they might fine Apple, but Apple won’t ever pay the fine (or at most, a minuscule [token] part of the fine) amidst other “agreements” with the EU.
Mieszko Ślusarczyk@leoncowle @nickfoster @gruber @stroughtonsmith I bet that’s what they’re thinking too, but are about to find out otherwise in 3..2..1..;)