[onion2k]

The fact their headquarters are in the US isn't the relevant bit - it's the fact that they operate in Europe that's important. Figma and Adobe could withdraw their offerings from Europe and they'd be free to do what they want, but that's not very likely.

If you want to operate globally you have to accept the laws of the places where you do business. You can't just say "but HQ is in 'merica so screw you" and expect to continue trading in those countries.

[SilverBirch]

Have there been any examples of this? I'd be really interested to know what happens in practice if the EU say "No acquisition" and Adobe just goes ahead with the acquisition. Do Adobe's products get pulled off the shelf? Do they face a monetary fine? What happens 10 years down the road when Figma is completely integrated into Adobe and Adobe still aren't operating in the EU at what point does the EU say "Hey, you're allowed back"?