Corning, the US-based manufacturer of Gorilla Glass, has successfully avoided potential European Union antitrust fines of up to $1.25 billion by agreeing to a set of legally binding commitments that address concerns over its exclusive supply agreements for specialty glass used in smartphones and other handheld devices.

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldOP
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      10 hours ago

      The fines seem to be based on global revenue too so that 1.2B figure comes from 10% of global revenue which is much harder to justify as “cost of doing business”.

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        Very true. And the fine will be raised for next time, so you really dont want strike one.