chutzpah

avon b7 said:

davidw said:

Kierkegaarden said:

What is the purpose of forcing a company to publish user numbers for a service?  Does this protect users or otherwise help them in some way?  This is all about control and nothing more. These new regulations will result in less innovation and more convoluted software interfaces.

The EU Commission has to keep tabs on the criteria that makes one a "gatekeeper". The EU commission wants to make sure none of the US big 5 techs falls below any of the criteria that they set to ensure that only the US big 5 techs are labeled "gatekeepers". If any of the US big 5 techs drops below any of the thresholds they set, they must convene to lower the threshold set in the DMA, to ensure that the US big 5 techs always remains a "gatekeeper". The DMA allows for this. 

https://www.ft.com/content/49f3d7f2-30d5-4336-87ad-eea0ee0ecc7b

>“Let’s focus first on the biggest problems, on the biggest bottlenecks. Let’s go down the line — one, two, three, four, five — and maybe six with Alibaba,” he said to the Financial Times. “But let’s not start with number 7 to include a European gatekeeper just to please [US president Joe] Biden,” he added. The EU defines “gatekeeper” companies as those which span several countries, have a significant impact on the market, and link large numbers of users to large numbers of businesses. <

Of course ..... "large number of users" ... is anywhere between the minimum that any of the US big 5 techs have and the maximum of any EU company. If the two numbers overlap, then that criteria will no longer be used to determine a "gatekeeper". 

And speaking of less innovation, here's a good article bringing up that point.

https://www.competitionpolicyinternational.com/the-digital-markets-act-the-path-to-overregulation/

We can dispute the criteria used to determine what constitutes a gatekeeper but attempting to draw up conspiracy theories is just wackiness.

The limits have been set. If an EU based company reaches gatekeeper status it will fall under the legal obligations too. 

That’s it. 

My house. My rules. And the same rules for everyone. 

As far as innovation is concerned, why not simply let the industry play out under the DSA/DMA and then evaluate the situation? 

Laws are not knocked up forever and unchangeable. They get reviewed. 

That said major EU directives have often been the model from which others imitate. 

Care to name a major EU directive that has bombed? How do they stand up when compared to others? Are EU citizens up in arms about them? If they are, I certainly haven't heard about them. 

Kierkegaarden said:

“Prescott explained that the company's dedication to inclusivity and diversity is motivated by a "selfish and practical" perspective. She believes that to create the best products for all consumers, they must be developed by a diverse team of individuals, according to a report from The Independent.”

I don’t agree.  To create the best products for all consumers, they must be developed by a competent team with diverse skills and perspectives.  Why are they so focused on the gender and race of a developer? 

Sigur said:

And guess what… Like so many things planned by the U.K. government that involve technology - it turned into a no show for the alert on many folks phones! One network in particular was badly affected by the failure of the alerts to materialise, the 3 network, maybe next time the U.K. government should let a country that can make successful use of technology without wasting millions of taxpayers £££ handle it - Iceland or Norway to give two examples…

waveparticle said:

chutzpah said:

waveparticle said:

slow n easy said:

I believe that Quanta is Taiwanese and BOE is Chinese. It makes total sense for Taiwanese companies to branch out to other countries. As an Apple supplier, it also makes sense that BOE also has facilities outside of China. However, I hope that Apple chooses non Chinese suppliers in the future. I feel very strongly that all American companies should consider divesting from China. China is not our friend.

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