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  • Apple Music violates EU antitrust laws, $39 billion fine possible

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    aaplfanboy said:
    As a UK citizen I am so relieved we left the ghastly EU. They overreach on everything they do - it’s almost as if they are trying to prove to all other countries that they are the dominant force in world affairs. 
    Enjoy your shrinking economy (as one of the few countries) and your empty supermarket shelves 🤣
    williamlondon

  • Apple Music violates EU antitrust laws, $39 billion fine possible

    hagarhagar
    rob53 said:
    I agree. It’s time Apple tells the EU to take a hike. $39B is a joke. 

    Who would end up getting this money? Lawyers and EU management? Would any actually go to the "affected" people? Probably not. From what the article appears to say it's all about Apple preventing iOS users from knowing about alternative music subscriptions. That's not worth $39B. The EU needs to be investigated for frivolous lawsuits but of course they won't because they are the government monopoly in Europe. I think Apple, and the US, should challenge the validity of the EU instead dealing directly with the governments of each sovereign country. The EU is simply a cartel.
    You seem to be living in a dreamworld. First, in the EU it’s very common to put consumers before profit and companies. So this (possible) fine was a long time coming. 

    Second, If Apple does business in the EU then the “validity of the EU” (whatever that means) is obvious and it’s not up to foreign companies to choose whether they want to deal with countries or the union. 

    Third, fines are usually added to the EU budget, directly and indirectly impacting the lives of millions of EU citizens. 
    ctt_zhsphericmuthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondon

  • Apple Maps, Google Maps routed Washington highway drivers onto dirt road

    hagarhagar
    rob53 said:
    hagar said:
    Expanding a 4 lane highway to 6 lanes? 12 lanes in total? Impressive how the US is still stuck in the previous century. There are other ways to address traffic jams. 
    4 lanes usually means 2 in each direction. 6 lanes means 3 each way. This expansion is done when they need a truck lane for slow traffic, something that happens at a pass going over a mountain. 
    Have you bothered to verify on the map? That particular highway already has 4 lanes in one direction and 5 in the other. Before these constructions. 

    12 lane highways are madness. As science clearly proofs more roads simply attract more cars. It’s not a solution for more fluent traffic. 
    Nor do self driving cars by the way. 

    But yes: Apple Maps. Pretty much still work in progress. The day they add decent Search and put businesses on their actual location will be a good day. 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple Maps, Google Maps routed Washington highway drivers onto dirt road

    hagarhagar
    Expanding a 4 lane highway to 6 lanes? 12 lanes in total? Impressive how the US is still stuck in the previous century. There are other ways to address traffic jams. 
    TomPMRIavon b7watto_cobra

  • Seagate Expansion 8TB external hard drive review: No frills storage in need of USB-C

    hagarhagar
    Can we discuss the elephant in the room. If you connect this directly to your Mac, it’s going to slow down things considerably. I have a similar HDD for media files and Time Machine backups. Problem is that the drive spins down after a while and when I access Spotlight it will freeze until the drive spins up again. 

    This, combined with USB-A and Micro USB, and I don’t see how this is a good choice for Mac users in 2022. 
    watto_cobra