Comments on: Apple next on the EC’s radar? http://www.maccast.com/2007/09/21/apple-next-on-the-ecs-radar/ For MacGeeks by MacGeeks Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:20:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: oomu http://www.maccast.com/2007/09/21/apple-next-on-the-ecs-radar/#comment-55363 oomu Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:53:42 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/09/21/apple-next-on-the-ecs-radar/#comment-55363 Apple is just threatened because its not equal itunes store price in the EU. nothing as big as Microsoft. and of course, mostly all musical companies are in the same trouble than apple and if fact the whole price complications is because of there are Global European artistic licences and way to pay artists in the EU for now. Apple, sony, warner, emi, tf1 and so on have easy way to defend itself. it's a political need to correct the problem with copyright and intellectual property in europa first, and after to harmonize prices. -- the microsoft process was long, big and huge, for many many faults (illegal use of its monopoly to lock the market for start) and refuse of microsoft to comply repeatedly to the firsts demands. Apple is just threatened because its not equal itunes store price in the EU.

nothing as big as Microsoft.

and of course, mostly all musical companies are in the same trouble than apple and if fact the whole price complications is because of there are Global European artistic licences and way to pay artists in the EU for now.

Apple, sony, warner, emi, tf1 and so on have easy way to defend itself. it’s a political need to correct the problem with copyright and intellectual property in europa first, and after to harmonize prices.

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the microsoft process was long, big and huge, for many many faults (illegal use of its monopoly to lock the market for start) and refuse of microsoft to comply repeatedly to the firsts demands.

]]> By: Janne http://www.maccast.com/2007/09/21/apple-next-on-the-ecs-radar/#comment-55206 Janne Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:43:22 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2007/09/21/apple-next-on-the-ecs-radar/#comment-55206 "This is a landmark case for the European Commission (EC) who seems to be actively pursuing large US companies with large market share in their respective fields, and it appears that Apple is next on the EC’s radar." I find that comment quite strange. It makes it sound like the EC is out to get those big bad American companies. Well, it's not quite like that. Most of the companies that they go after are European. If some company is big and abusive, it could get the attention of the comission. regardless of it's nationality. “This is a landmark case for the European Commission (EC) who seems to be actively pursuing large US companies with large market share in their respective fields, and it appears that Apple is next on the EC’s radar.”

I find that comment quite strange. It makes it sound like the EC is out to get those big bad American companies. Well, it’s not quite like that. Most of the companies that they go after are European. If some company is big and abusive, it could get the attention of the comission. regardless of it’s nationality.

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