Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGoogle must pay €4.1bn fine for using Android to 'block' rivalswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square105linkfedilinkarrow-up1896arrow-down10cross-posted to: android@lemdro.ideurope@feddit.org
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minus-squareJiral@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-22 months agoTotal Worth doesn’t matter. What matters is revenue and profit and that is the basis for the fine.
minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-22 months agoWhen it comes to something punitive like a fine, fine versus worth is literally the only thing that matters. If the fine isn’t big enough, it’s more like a fee for doing business. They just added to the bottom line and keep rolling.
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minus-squareJiral@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt really is not. Companies operate on creating profit. Activities are judged on their ROI. Worth is not relevant for the ROI.
Total Worth doesn’t matter. What matters is revenue and profit and that is the basis for the fine.
When it comes to something punitive like a fine, fine versus worth is literally the only thing that matters. If the fine isn’t big enough, it’s more like a fee for doing business. They just added to the bottom line and keep rolling.
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It really is not. Companies operate on creating profit. Activities are judged on their ROI. Worth is not relevant for the ROI.
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