French court slashes Apple's €1.1b fine to pocket change
the price-fixing charge in that legal spat as well as reducing the time scope of remaining charges and lowering the fine calculation rate.
The case goes back to 2012. Apple was accused of conspiring with Tech Data and Ingram Micro to fix the prices of some Apple devices as well as abusing its power overTech Data and Ingram Micro were also fined, and have since had their totalsBoth sides plan to appeal the decision, with Apple and the Autorité both telling Bloomberg they were unhappy with the outcome.
The Autorité, on the other hand, isn't happy that the fine was reduced."We would like to reaffirm our desire to guarantee the dissuasive nature of our penalties," an Autorité spokesperson said, adding that desire especially applies to market players at the level of Apple.
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