I see it as, quite literally, “protection money”.
That’s a nice business you have there. It would be a shame is something was to happen to it.
What I would do, just to twist them around a little....I’d turn off Google to any EU ip address, for seven days. Lock it down for the 28 members of the EU. When it comes back up? I’d have the IP for the EU headquarters, and forbid connectivity to any Google service.
Another rerun of the BS about Microsoft bundling explorer with the windows operating system.
The USA should fine the EU $10 billion.
Google is a globalist company that promotes censorship and political correctness; they do not support US sovereign interests.
Of course, the EU hates US hegemony & sovereignty. They are also heavy promoters of censorship and PC.
This is simply a red on red power struggle for global dominance.
Screw Google. They hate conservatives and President Trump and they worship at the altar of EU fascism.
They asked for it and now they’ve received it.
Serves them right.
I have no love for Google but this 5 billion dollar fine is pure theft. The scum in the EU bureaucracies need to get paid their bloated salaries so they will raid Google to get the cash.
Like a cop that is told to give out tickets or there is not enough money to keep him employed by the town.