The Federal Court intends to grant an application requiring Apple Canada Inc. to turn over documents related to alleged clauses in contracts with wireless carriers that may have unfairly boosted iPhones by pushing up prices for rival devices.
A spokesman for the court said Chief Justice Crampton indicated his agreement Wednesday, although an order had not yet been issued to Apple. A spokesman for the Competition Bureau, which filed the court application last week, said the Canadian unit of Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple has 90 days to comply after being served.
Now Apple could contest this, and given the track record of their iLawyers I fully expect them to. Which means that this fight will get very interesting in a hurry. You should stay tuned to this story as there’s going to be fireworks.
Apple Forced To Turn Over Documents Related To Contracts With Canadian Wireless Carriers
You might recall that the Canadian Competition Bureau was investigating Apple over the fact that their agreements with Canadian wireless carriers. On top of that, the Competition Bureau was going to court to get Apple to hand over documents related to this. Today, this happened according to the Toronto Star:
The Federal Court intends to grant an application requiring Apple Canada Inc. to turn over documents related to alleged clauses in contracts with wireless carriers that may have unfairly boosted iPhones by pushing up prices for rival devices.
A spokesman for the court said Chief Justice Crampton indicated his agreement Wednesday, although an order had not yet been issued to Apple. A spokesman for the Competition Bureau, which filed the court application last week, said the Canadian unit of Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple has 90 days to comply after being served.
Now Apple could contest this, and given the track record of their iLawyers I fully expect them to. Which means that this fight will get very interesting in a hurry. You should stay tuned to this story as there’s going to be fireworks.
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