The E.U. is arguably the toughest global regulato on tech issues,
Vestager’s term is set to end this fall, but if she becomes competition commissioner again, she said the E.U. may need new laws to deal with new digital trends. es. She's also concerned about the nature of technology platforms like Amazon that act as both a host to other sellers and a retailer competing with those sellers.
In its complaint with Vestager's commission against Apple, Spotfiy accuses the phone-maker of abusing its influence over its App Store and unfairly “taxing” apps such as Spotify that compete with the phone-maker’s own streaming service.
This is good. Monopolies are bullies. I also hate to see startup creativity sold out to Google through acquisitions. Of all the industries to be most monopolized, it's our information highway. I'm looking at you too, Comcast.
Slowly but surely we have been abdicating, abandoning, ignoring our leadership in the world, or just ignoring facts thus leading to mistrust and hence loss of said leadership. Welcome to Trump’s legacy!