it’s really not IMO.
DMA is extremely reasonable and Big Tech is kicking and screaming the whole way for the stupidest, little reasons.
Windows 11 EEA edition that actually respects your choice of browser? Are you fucking kidding me?
Sorry, but wtf is that AI generated image supposed to be? A blood covered jar lid? One of those giant red Staples, “That was Easy” buttons?
AI images in journalism make me not want to read it
If they used an bad ai image, they 100% used ai to write most of it.
Good ai images are near impossible to tell apart at glance.
I think Europe can’t compete with the US tech firms because of many reasons so that is why they are doing it.
I agree that they’re not able to compete, but I’m pretty sure they aren’t doing it out of spite. I think they just see it as a big, monopolistic market that needs opening to competition (they have taken similar steps in other sectors as well, btw)
You do know Europe has it’s own stock market with hundreds of fin and big techs?
EU doesn’t have any big tech, i.e. tech companies the size and power of Google/Amazon/Meta/Microsoft/Apple.
Oh sorry. I forgot you made the goal posts so that only you can be right. Fucking hell…
OK, give my the name of a European company you consider “Big Tech?”
I’m sure you have a definition of your own. So I’ll cast a wide web to see what sticks for you.
ASML, ADYEN, NXP, NOKIA, SAP, DASSAULT, BAT, Spotify, LOGI
And yes, I know these don’t hold a candle to the Mag7 of America…