Italy fines Apple and Amazon $225 mln
23 November 2021 |
1:01 pm
Italy's antitrust authority has fined U.S. tech giants Amazon and Apple a total of more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for alleged anti-competitive cooperation in the sale of Apple and Beats products.
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