@ StillNoCouch
It's comments like this that makes the rest of the world think all americans are idiots worthy of nothing but derision.
"Because we can't make a living the old fashioned way, we'll subsidize our industry and economy through fines levied on US businesses."
Yeah we Europeans are so bad at business we need to do that. Tell me is that why so many US companies are desperate to make inroads into our markets? Of course US business can always opt not to trade in the EU, but I suggest you go ask their CEO's if they'd like to lose several billion dollars of EU business and see what they tell you.
If anything the EU subsidises US jobs because for every US product sold over here some dumb yank can afford to sit and make crass comments. Typical Fortress America BS from some prat who probably thinks that Fox News really is a News Channel.
At least the EC has the balls to take on big businesses like Intel and Microsoft and demand that they compete in a fair manner and within our trading laws.
Unlike the US where all big business has to do is keep dragging the litigation out until, they get a "Corporate Friendly" President and Government, who will make the nasty judge's ruling go away. That's why it's called "Capital Hill" after all isn't it?