Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 20th Sep 2007 17:09 UTC
Columnist Bill Thompson at the BBC asks whether the time has come for Apple to be put under the EU microscope in the same way as Microsoft has. "If Apple was serious about building a music industry around downloads and digital devices then it would open up its devices and interfaces to allow greater innovation and greater competition."
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Member since:2005-07-07
Ok... so? We have a foreign company offering a service here, not a member government.
Well, if they only had shops outside the EU, this wouldn't be a problem. However, apparently, they have at least one shop inside and thus fall under the same legislation as anyone else, just like in any other country.
The EU members agreed to unify their markets, so similar to how previously their law applied to all companies doing business withing their borders, they shared law now applies to all companies doing business within the the whole union's territory.
I don't understand why it is so hard to comprehend that for certain areas of interest, i.e. trade, travel, employment, residence, it is against the law to discriminate between citizens of different EU members.
The EC has to deal with violators all the time, the only difference is that this time the violator is somebody who triggers international press.
Member since:2007-01-20
shared law
That means that wherever the company chooses to do business they follow the same law.
it is against the law to discriminate between citizens of different EU members
Are you saying they can't choose where in the country to offer services? Disregard the marginal cost involved (I'm not talking about what they could do: I'm talking about what they are allowed to do).
I don't understand why that would be the case, and I don't understand why it would be couched in terms of "discrimination".
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2007-01-20
Ok... so? We have a foreign company offering a service here, not a member government.