• Enkrod@feddit.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    22
    ·
    edit-2
    3 days ago

    Yeah, well the DMA wasn’t going to cost most EU politicians much of their good ol’ corporate lobbying monies. But switching the EU off of Micro$oft would definitely not only lose those funds, but also introduce way more vigorous counter-lobbying.

    One pro of the EU’s glacial pace is that they frog-boil the shareholders, meaning most counter-lobbying activities are relatively tame.

    But damn, do I wish they would just give the finger to all those american corporations and start a 4-year transition to OSS.

    • Pika@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      3 days ago

      This is me being selfish I’m fully aware, but I don’t want the EU to pull from those companies because it seems they’re the only countries willing to fight for the good causes and if they aren’t then the rest will suffer 10fold. At least in it’s current state it slowly feeds back to everyone else, I’m concerned if they pull the plug it’ll be full on anti-comsumer hellscape.