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+title = "Yey EU"
+author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+date = 2024-06-26T22:10:00+02:00
+categories = ["blog"]
+draft = false
+weight = 2001
+abstract = "EU is picking up the slack since US is not doing their job"
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+I may have been a Randroid in the past, but I grew out of it.
+No amount of Galts can stop us from huge monopolies.
+In the past, US govt was capable of putting AT&T in its place, and giving the world [Unix](https://michal.sapka.me/unix-history/02_unix/) as a result.
+Now?
+Not so much.
+Too much lovemaking between big business and the regulators makes it impossible for any _meaningful_ actions to be taken.
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+Luckily, the European Union is picking up the slack.
+Apple is on trial for App Store policies and Microsoft for bundling Teams with office.
+At least for now.
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+For me, this doesn't go anywhere near where it should, as I don't think allowing Apple to even _compete_ with 3rd party developers is a level playing field.
+You should not run the market you are competing on.
+This could lead to one party getting all the sales data and copying the competition offering.
+Oh wait, Apple and Amazon are already doing it.
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+But just as me and most folks around see those moves of EU as an absolute win, many Americans see it differently.
+Some of them see it as an attack on America, since Europe doesn't have big players.
+Yes, most of the companies named Gatekeepers are American players.
+Nowhere else, the market is corrupt enough for such behemoths to emerge.
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+But I also see a cultural clash.
+US and Europe use different law approaches.
+While Americans expect a clearly defined borders of accepted behavior (letter of the law), we in EU expect a more general ruling allowing the regulators to act in the changing market (spirit of the law).
+And that's where the dog is buried: US makes it easier for companies to proceed, EU puts citizens up front.
+It's much easier to bypass the legal limitations if there's a bullet point list.
+But companies are not humans, they _should never have it easier than your typical Joe_.
+I much prefer the _spirit_ approach, since it defines the goal and not the method.
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+I can't wait to see the fines, but not because _screw you Tim Apple_.
+We're living in a cyberpunk dystopia, and I want to see it reversed.
+No company should be benevolent dictator for life, hindering competition by _owning_ the field.
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+I'd love to see FAANG broken up into smaller companies, just like we've seen with Microsoft.
+It didn't last long, but it was enough for the Internet to flourish.