Intel Corp (INTC)

[chipguy]

The EU is at it again. This time its google's turn to pay
big extortion money. It would be nice if Europe could
figure out how to succeed in tech on its own instead
of being a parasite on the backs of others.

The problem is tech is all about upsetting the status
quo and creating new winners at the expense of old
stodgy companies that refuse to adapt. But that goes
entirely against centuries old cozy gov/establishment
biz pact tradition that runs things there.

Paying an African policeman or customs agent a few
hundred bucks to carry on business is third world
corruption. But paying the EU $5B to carry on business
is defence of the people's interests by the enlightened
governing class LOL.