France to sue Google and Apple for 'abusive business practices'

EuroNews ^ | March 14, 2018 | Natalie Huet

[GoldenState_Rose]

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says it's "unacceptable" that Google and Apple unilaterally impose prices and other contractual terms on software developers, and that this is hurting France's startups.

Le Maire predicted the tech giants could face sanctions amounting to millions of euros, according to AFP.

It’s not the first time the French government clashes with Google. It has repeatedly criticised the company for paying little tax in France by transferring its revenues to a subsidiary in Ireland, where taxes are much lower.

Wednesday's move comes amid growing fears of an international trade war pitting the United States against Europe, following President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

[IncPen]

I’m all for breaking up google and making the social platforms common carriers.

Suppressing free speech is wrong.

Guck google.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks GoldenState_Rose.

Tech investors in Apple and other stocks are now in the crosshairs of trade war (CNBC, good read)
CNBC | 15 hours ago | Eric Rosenbaum
Posted on 03/12/2018 11:35:30 PM PDT by cba123
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3639266/posts

[Reeses]

Dane-Geld
by Rudyard Kipling

...

And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
  But we've  proved it again and  again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
  You never get rid of the Dane.

[exDemMom]

It is time for the US to start looking at monopoly busting of some of these huge companies.

[Neidermeyer]

Just make it public that the NSA/CIA was a big part of the startup/origination of the firms and that’ll take a lot of wind out of their sales just as the NSA backdoors in routers killed US based companies sales ...

[mewzilla]

Sutton’s Law at work.

[Swordmaker]

France is going to sue Apple because Apple offers every new app designer the same terms that it does everywhere. . . and somehow, according to the socialists in France, that's unfair to new startup and small app designers. —PING!

Apple and Google to be Sued by France for "Unfairness" Ping!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[GoldenState_Rose]

Yes I have my issues with Silicon Valley but ultimately want **American** businesses to thrive as they please. :)