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Apple and publisher pals hold up US and EU watchdogs
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04-06-2012, 04:20 PM | #2 |
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The one abusing the agency model the most, the one that forced Amazon to accept the agency model, and the one who thought up the agency model. No surprises there.
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Which of those three will be the first to give up?
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Will they be punished for their illicit activities?
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I'd be very, VERY surprised if, if found guilty of acting as a price-fixing cartel, they weren't heavily fined by the EC. The Commission has a long history of imposing stiff fines on companies who do this. They could impose a fine of up to 10% of each company's global turnover. This has been done to a number of car manufacturers who were found guilty of price fixing.
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