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South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has recommended Apple’s local outpost be prosecuted for hampering its investigations into its affairs and slapped it with a 300 million Won (US$264,000) fine. A Wednesday statement by the Commission (FTC) alleges that when investigators visited Apple South Korea, they found the internet and …

  1. Hubert Cumberdale

    "slapped it with a 300 million Won (US$264,000) fine."

    Wow, bet that'll hurt 'em.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    I'm guessing ... Android is the favored son in Korea? Probably can't get any tighter than Samsung and Google.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Corruption at the highest levels of Samsung and Korean government are well documented but still the Android fanboys down vote you.

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Perhaps because the story is about Apple, and not about corruption in or between Samsung and the Korean Government. There was no suggestion nor accusation in the article that the obstruction claims against Apple were fabricated, due to corruption or otherwise, so there was no reason to mention it.

  3. Pascal Monett Silver badge
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    Such blatant disobedience deserves a harsher punishment

    It seems that the Apple mentality is despicable across the globe.

    1. RM Myers
      Facepalm

      Re: Such blatant disobedience deserves a harsher punishment

      Are you implying Apple is rotten to the core?

      1. DJV Silver badge

        Re: Such blatant disobedience deserves a harsher punishment

        Damn, you pipped me to the post in saying that!

  4. Potemkine! Silver badge

    Everything in Apple, nothing outside Apple, nothing against Apple.

  5. Justin Clements

    Absolutely

    I'd drag my heels if someone wanders in and wants to hook up to my servers to read anything at will. And yeah, you wanna come in and play, there are some seats in reception you can use - you ain't setting up shop in our conference rooms. And bring your own coffee.

    1. jason_derp

      Re: Absolutely

      So somebody calls you up, says that they're going to stop by and look at some stuff, you tell them it's no problem and you'll be ready for it all, then you make them sit in a lobby and don't provide them coffee? Which car of your logic train convinced you that you would look like a resonable human?

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