Ondrej Holzman Mwedzi mina yapfuura Apple akabvuma, kubhadhara $ 400 mamiriyoni mukukuvadza kune vatengi mu-e-book price-rigging case, uye iye zvino Mutongi Denise Cote akazobvumira chibvumirano. Nekudaro, mamiriro ezvinhu anogona achiri kushandurwa nedare redzimhosva - maererano nemutongo waro, richasarudza kana Apple ichizobhadhara mari yese.
Mhosva yakaoma yakatanga muna 2011 nekirasi-chiito chemhosva nevatengi, vakabatanidzwa nemagweta makuru ehurumende ye33 nehurumende yeUnited States, vachipomera Apple yakabiridzira e-book mitengo payakabatana nevashambadziri vakuru. Mhedzisiro yacho yaifanirwa kunge iri mae-book anodhura. Kunyangwe Apple yakagara ichitsigira kuti haina mhosva yekutyora mutemo, yakarasikirwa nenyaya iyi muna 2013.
Muna Chikunguru wegore rino, Apple yakabvumirana nekugadzirisa kunze kwedare, umo yaizobhadhara madhora emamiriyoni mazana mana kune vatengi vakakuvara uye mamwe mamirioni makumi mashanu aizoenda kumatare edzimhosva. NeChishanu, Mutongi Denise Cote akabvisa chibvumirano mushure memwedzi mina, achiti "kwaive kwakanaka uye kune musoro" kugadzirisa. Apple yakabvuma chibvumirano chakadaro pamberi pedare - vamhan'ari - vaifanira kusarudza pamusoro pehuwandu hwemuripo vakabvunza vakati kusvika ku840 mamiriyoni emadhora.
Mutongi Cote akataura panguva yekunzwa kweChishanu kuti ichi "chaive chisina kujairika" uye "chakanyanya kunetsa". Nekudaro, Apple haisati yave kukanda mapfumo pasi nekuivhara, yakabheja makadhi ayo ese nekufamba uku. dare reAppeal, iyo ichasangana muna Zvita 15, uye sarudzo yayo ichaenderana nekuti ingani iyo kambani yeCalifornia inoguma ichibhadhara pakugadzirisa mitengo yemabhuku e-e-book.
Kana dare redzimhosva rikapidigura mutongo waCote uye kudzorera nyaya yake, Apple yaizongobhadhara madhora mamirioni makumi mashanu kuvatengi vakakuvara uye madhora mamirioni makumi maviri kumagweta. Kana dare redzimhosva rakapa mutongo wakatsigira Apple, mari yese yaizodzimwa. Zvakadaro, kana dare redzimhosva rikatsigira mutongo waCote, Apple ichafanirwa kubhadhara madhora mazana mana nemakumi mashanu emamiriyoni akabvumiranwa.
