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Apple Fined Record $1.2 Billion By France’s Anti-Trust Board

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Apple has been fined a record €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) by France’s anti-trust board for engaging in anti-competitive practices within its distribution network of electronic products.

It’s the single biggest fine ever handed out by France’s anti-trust board. Apple was also sanctioned for abusing of a situation of economic dependency with regard to independent distributors.

Apple’s wholesalers, Tech Data and Ingram Micro, were also fined €76,1 million (€84.5 million) and €62,9 million ($70 million) by the board, respectively.

The fines are stemming from a complaint filed in 2012 by eBizcuss, a distributor of specialised high-end Apple products. Apple’s headquarters and its wholesales were raided by the officials of the anti-trust board

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