more like a part of the wrist itself. They are racking up $7B in fines at the moment

- "Let's make rules that cripple our competitors and see how long we can get away with it."

- "What can we earn?"

- "Billions."

- "What's it going to cost?"

- "Less than what we're going to make."

- "Let's do it!"

> - "Less than what we're going to make."

Do you have a source for that assumption?

Should be noted that besides the fine they have to change how they operate in regards to the subject matter (which they always have, as described in the article).

True, but if you get away with this for years, it can be part of a strategy. The risk, of course, is that if you do this too often or too obvious, you could be forbidden to sell your product. But then, Google might be too important to be shut down for non-compliance.

Yep - 'don't be evil'

I'd love to know how you got to that conclusion. Do you have internal reports from Google detailing the extra income brought by these behaviors?

They have been fined for abusing their position for a decade.

Actually I would really prefer if they were banned from conducting business in Europe. For a decade. No fines are needed.

Fully budgeted cost of doing business.