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oh lovely, a fine amounting to 0.8% of their cash-on-hand. that'll show 'em.
edit to crowd source checking my shitty math:
Google Cash-on-hand ≈ €111 billion Fine ≈ €900 million
(900,000,000 / 111,000,000,000) * 100 = 0.8
if I'm an idiot please be nice about it lmao
The real threat is what happens when Alphabet doesn't comply with the ruling. This is a warning shot to make them behave.
that has no teeth when they can just pay the tiny fine.
its like saying "you better pay me a dollar today or I'll charge you $20 tomorrow!"
google is like "lol here's a dollar, we complied. also we earned $1000 working up this massive $1 fine. of course were paying on time, why would I want to put a late fee on my rounding error of a fine?"
The periodic penalty comes into play if Google does not change the crap they were sentenced for. Ultimately, what the EU wants is that Google plays by the rules.