Apple coughs $84m to settle South Korean market abuse case

Apple has reached under a Cupertino sofa and found $84m with which to settle antitrust action in South Korea. South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission took an interest in Apple during 2019 when it emerged that the company politely insisted that local carriers foot the bill for advertising and fixing under-warranty iThings. The …

[Pascal Monett]

What cheek

"[Apple] insisted that local carriers foot the bill for advertising and fixing under-warranty iThings "

What nerve. If the iThings are under warranty, they are your responsibility, Apple, and no one else's. I am frankly appaled at the idea that the carriers didn't tell Cupertino to stuff it, accompanied by a vast ad campaign telling the public what Apple had demanded and why they had refused.

Public opinion can be useful. I doubt very much that South Koreans would have appreciated that Apple was trying to force someone else to bear the costs of Apple's warranty.

[Zippy´s Sausage Factory]

Re: What cheek

And I used to wonder why in Korean dramas they always gave the bad guy an iPhone, while everyone else had a shiny new Samsung or LG.

(They seem to have stopped that now, probably because people were complaining about spoilers.)

[Fruit and Nutcase]

Re: What cheek

With a Hollywood movie, it's the opposite...

"Apple won't let bad guys use iPhones in movies, 'Knives Out' director Rian Johnson says"

"Trying to figure out who the bad guy is in a movie? Look for the character that hasn't touched an iPhone."

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/apple-wont-let-bad-guys-use-iphones-in-movies-says-knives-out-director.html

[Arthur Daily]

Re: What cheek

In Australia (who usually copy British law) there is a provision in our consumer law that the Brandname carries manufacturer ownership. That is if is says Sony or Apple on the product then you can sue Sony/Apple and not Sony(Australia) or Apple(Australia) - you can go after the parent entity.

They don't like it when you find out, and lodge a small claims.