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It is decided: Apple will have to pay US $ 450 million in case involving cartel in ebooks

In mid-2014 we said that Apple made a collective action deal in which it was accused of conspiracy in the ebook market. The payment of the total amount (US $ 450 million), however, was conditional on the final result of the appeal since Apple had appealed.


iBooks on MacBook Air, iPad mini and iPhone 6 / 6s

Now, as informed by the Bloomberg, the United States Supreme Court ruled the case once and for all and Apple really had to $ 450 million (US $ 400 million for consumers, US $ 20 million for States and US $ 30 million in court fees).

According to the AppleInsider, consumers who purchased ebooks on the iBooks Store between April 2010 and May 2012 and who live in the US may automatically receive a credit of up to $ 6.54 per title due to the agreement.