Apr 11

Apple sued by U.S. Department of Justice for e-book price fixing

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The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Apple and several book publishers for fixing the price of e-books.  The lawsuit filed in New York district court sues publishers Hachette SA, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & … Continue reading

Dec 28

Apple fined $1.2 million for misleading customers in Italy

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“Italy’s anti-trust body has fined units of U.S. technology group Apple Inc a total of 900,000 euros ($1.2M) for failing to adequately inform customers about their rights to product guarantees and assistance.” So apparently Apple Sales International and Apple Retail … Continue reading