Trump promises investigation into EU fines on US big tech
President Donald Trump is escalating the fight over European Union antitrust penalties against Apple, Google, and other U.S. tech companies by opening a trade investigation that could lead to new tariffs. Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump Trump announced the investigation in a social media post after the European Commission fined Google 890 million euros on July 23 for violating the Digital Markets Act. The fine included 460 million euros, or about $517 million, for favoring Google services in search results and 430 million euros, or about $483 million, for restricting how businesses direct Google Play users to alternative purchasing options. "The United States of America is not a PIGGYBANK' for Europe, nor will we allow it to be," Trump wrote. He accused the EU of unfairly taking money from American companies and said its penalties should be reversed. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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President Donald Trump is escalating the fight over European Union antitrust penalties against Apple, Google, and other U.S. tech companies by opening a trade investigation that could lead to new tariffs. Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump Trump announced the investigation in a social media post after the European Commission fined Google 890 million euros on July 23 for violating the Digital Markets Act. The fine included 460 million euros, or about $517 million, for favoring Google services in search results and 430 million euros, or about $483 million, for restricting how businesses direct Google Play users to alternative purchasing options. "The United States of America is not a PIGGYBANK' for Europe, nor will we allow it to be," Trump wrote. He accused the EU of unfairly taking money from American companies and said its penalties should be reversed. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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President Donald Trump is escalating the fight over European Union antitrust penalties against Apple, Google, and other U.S.
tech companies by opening a trade investigation that could lead to new tariffs.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump Trump announced the investigation in a social media post after the European Commission fined Google 890 million euros on July 23 for violating the Digital Markets Act.
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