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Pay what? They will now fine them for NOT releasing a product or service into their geography because they do not want to run afoul of rules they disagree with and could impact user privacy?<br /><br />Think about how faulty your logic is.<br /><br />The faster the EU toss Vestager and the commission they better they will be.<br /><br /><br /></div> </blockquote> <br /><div>I almost wish the EU <i>would</i> penalize Apple for not providing services there that they do elsewhere.  It might be that proverbial last straw that would cause Apple to pull out entirely.</div><div><br /></div><div>No, I don't really believe they would do that.  It would be nice if they did, though.<br /></div> </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="228762" title="timpetus - Like on June 28, 2024."><a title="timpetus" href="/profile/228762/timpetus" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/449/nXHQAMJLCHHQ4.png" alt="timpetus" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="75019" title="williamlondon - 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It was sloppy coding, sloppy testing and with little to no resilience built into the whole process. </div> </blockquote> <br />Microsoft didn't do this at all.  It was Crowdstrike that did it.<br /> </div> <span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="218831" title="9secondkox2 - Like on July 22, 2024."><a title="9secondkox2" href="/profile/218831/9secondkox2" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278&amp;size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fvanillicon.com%2F3849ae286b8f6d6557af38a4c6b4a278.png" alt="9secondkox2" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-1 ReactHeart2"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="93796" title="maltz - Informative on July 22, 2024."><a title="maltz" href="/profile/93796/maltz" class="PhotoWrap PhotoWrapSmall"><img src="https://forums.appleinsider.com/uploads/userpics/592/n1GKWCTAYVNZW.jpg" alt="maltz" class="ProfilePhoto ProfilePhotoSmall" /></a><span class="ReactSprite Reaction-4 ReactInfo"></span></span><span class="UserReactionWrap" data-userid="199253" title="badmonk - 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