It embarrasses me how ego- and emotion-driven European regulators are. The title of this post, the quotes from the commissioner.. These guys see themselves not as inspectors but practically as clergymen. I don't know if its just me, but while the FTC "investigates", the EC "forces" or "is convinced".. Are we kids here? Is this still Salem? The level of hostility some folks have toward tech is shocking. Meanwhile egregious trade abuses, quasi legal subsidies and anticompetitive practices are practically a way of life across many traditional European industries (agriculture, manufacturing, etc).