Last month, the Justice Department charged tech giant Apple with serious antitrust violations related to the iPhone. It’s a relatively aggressive suit — but likely an inadequate response to Apple’s outsize power.

Last month, the Justice Department charged tech giant Apple with serious antitrust violations related to the iPhone. It’s a relatively aggressive suit — but likely an inadequate response to Apple’s outsize power.

  • besbin@lemmy.ml
    6·
    8 months ago

    At this point a case need to be hundred of “b” to be more than cost of doing business for Apple. The ‘m’ fine are just rounding errors

    • Kindness@lemmy.ml
      1·
      8 months ago

      Apple grosses between 150b and 170b annually.

      Demanding they pay more than they make in a year would lead to a 3 trillion dollar company going to war against their government. And not just a court battle. We are nearing the point at which corporations can contest with governments.

      Imagine the entire next generation being brainwashed into disrupting supply chains. Gen Z children sabotaging transportation routes, physically protesting, because their status symbol told them the government was corrupt.

      Could the USA take Apple? Yes. But that’s a fight they’d be wise to not incite.

          • Kindness@lemmy.ml
            2·
            7 months ago

            Exactly. Apple is literally half of the US government’s current propaganda conduit.

            Not to mention, if you’ve got even 1 billion USD to burn, you can hire one heck of a merc. group.