In any case, I see where both sides are coming from. The EU does seem to be well within its rights, and if you're supposed to be able to purchase goods from any other EU nation's store, then it does seem Apple is doing something illegal.
On the other hand, as a non-European, the EU does seem to do some pretty silly stuff to foreign companies. I'm a Linux user, but I thought the making Microsoft not include Internet Explorer was pretty silly. Anti-competitive? Seems to me these commissions are asking companies not to try to make money,...
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Oh good, it's turned to cross-Atlantic bashing.
In any case, I see where both sides are coming from. The EU does seem to be well within its rights, and if you're supposed to be able to purchase goods from any other EU nation's store, then it does seem Apple is doing something illegal.
On the other hand, as a non-European, the EU does seem to do some pretty silly stuff to foreign companies. I'm a Linux user, but I thought the making Microsoft not include Internet Explorer was pretty silly. Anti-competitive? Seems to me these commissions are asking companies not to try to make money,...