Italy's competition watchdog imposes fines totalling $225M on Amazon and Apple for infringing EU laws
The Italy fine comes just two weeks after a European Union court rejected a Google appeal against a 2.4-billion-euro antitrust fine.
Italy's competition watchdog has imposed fines totalling over $225 million on Amazon and Apple in the latest action taken against US tech giants in Europe over their business practices.ordered Apple to pay 134.5 million euros and e-commerce firm Amazon 68.7 million euros for infringing EU laws through restrictions which penalised sellers of Apple and Beats products.
The Italian watchdog said a 2018 deal between the two US companies had "barred official and unofficial resellers of Apple and Beats products from using Amazon.it, allowing the sale of those products in that marketplace only to Amazon and to selected parties in a discriminatory manner".READ MORE:
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