The European Commission Strikes Again: Pay the Toll, do not Pass Go
A racket by any other name: The EC’s shakedown of US tech companies continues unabated. It’s that time of year again, when the European Commission announces its latest wave of hot new fines that it has conjured up to level the EU playing field against US tech companies. I am really not a cynical person, […]
Why “YouTube is Too Big to Fix Completely” is not an Acceptable Answer from a CEO
I like Google. A lot. And I also happen to like Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai as well, so writing this post doesn’t spark joy. Before I begin, let me say that no company is perfect. No CEO is either, and that’s okay. In the age of outrage, it is worth repeating as many times as […]
What The European Commission Got Wrong In Ruling Against Qualcomm
This op-ed included contributions from Futurum Senior Analyst Oliver Blanchard Just a few days ago, on January 24th, the EC’s antitrust commission fined Qualcomm 997 Million € (or US$ 1.2 Billion) for allegedly “abusing its dominant market position in the LTE chipset space to prevent rivals from competing in the market.” A year ago, before […]
