Korean FTC May Investigate Apple/Samsung

freaktheclown writes "Samsung may have sold Apple flash memory chips at below-market prices, possibly violating the country's competition laws. From the article: 'According to a report by Yonhap News, Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Kang Chul-kyu said that his agency could look into allegations that Samsung sold the memory chips to Apple at below-market rates. Apple reportedly grabbed a significant share of Samsung's flash capacity in order to introduce its new iPod Nano. Analysts also speculate the computer maker got a significant discount from Samsung in order to hit the Nano's $199 and $249 prices.'" Adds a new layer to a previous story, eh?

Comments

Re:Not the First Anti-competiveness from Apple

[m50d]

As for Apple being "just the same," well, it may come as a surprise to you, but Apple is a corporation, not an order of monks. Without profitable computers and software, they're gone. So, yeah, the computer business is very tough.

You wouldn't know it from the way people here talk about them. Apple gets so much rabid adulation it's not even funny.

Re:Not the First Anti-competiveness from Apple

[starseeker]

Microsoft is a monopoly, Apple isn't. Pure and simple. There are different sets of rules for a monopoly, and for good reason.