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Apple may face a rare competition fine from France over its sales and distribution practices

France's competition watchdog is getting ready to hit Apple with an antitrust fine next Monday, two sources close to the matter told Reuters.Apple paid $28 million to France's consumer watchdog earlier this year for failing to tell customers that updating their iPhones could slow down their device.

One of the sources said the competition authority will give a decision on the matter on Monday, confirming an earlier report by online news website Politico Europe. The two sources did not elaborate further on the content or the size of the fine. The French competition authority declined to comment. From her appointment as the head of the French antitrust watchdog, Isabelle de Silva has set her sights on US tech giants, including Google which sheApple mentioned in its latest annual report that France's competition authority was alleging that aspects of the its sales and distribution practices were violating French competition law, which it denies.for failing to inform iPhone users that updates of the operating system could slow down the functioning of the device.

Silicon Valley companies are coming under increasing scrutiny from governments over antitrust issues. Since 2017 Google has

 

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