Rome court upholds $1.2 mln fine imposed on AppleMarch 24, 2012 - 22:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Rome court has upheld a €900,000 (US$1.2 million) fine imposed on Apple last December by Italy's Antitrust Authority for circumventing consumer protection laws, Italian media said Friday, March 23. According to PCWorld, the Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) of Lazio rejected Apple's appeal that the fine be suspended pending a ruling on the merits of the question slated for May 9. The Antitrust Authority imposed the fine on Apple Sales International, Apple Italia Srl and Apple Sales Retail for not providing enough information about guarantees afforded by the Italian Consumer Code and for giving misleading information in order to sell more AppleCare packages. The court did, however, order the suspension of the Antitrust Authority's order that Apple modify its publicity and packaging in relation to the AppleCare Protection Plan, accepting the company's argument that if the order was overturned by the court in May the obligatory modifications would cause "grave and irreparable" harm to Apple. The campaign to force Apple to modify its behavior in Italy has been spearheaded by the Milan-based Altroconsumo consumer association. The consumer organization pointed out that Italian and European Union regulations give consumers the right to a 24-month warranty from the vendor, while Apple refused to honor the guarantee for the second year and sometimes created difficulties even in respect to the first year's guarantee. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |