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0 pointsdahfizz3y ago0 comments

So you believe Google made more than $4B with their Android licensing practices in the EU?

I think that is unlikely, and I think it is likely we will see Google change the illegal licensing.

I am more than happy to see a Google exec get charged for a crime if you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they committed that crime.

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ncmncm3y ago

If it takes a $4B fine to get Google to behave, then a $4B fine is the right amount, regardless of revenue. Revenue hints at the fine that would get their attention.

We charge people with a crime to see if their part in it can be proved. Second-guessing the court produces often bad results.

mqus3y ago

> I think that is unlikely, and I think it is likely we will see Google change the illegal licensing.

According to another comment, they even already changed their practices in response, a few years ago

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