A statement Wednesday from the European Commision, the body responsible for handling the investigation, said that it “welcomes Apple's announcement to equalize prices for downloads of songs from its iTunes online store in Europe within the next six months. This puts an end to the different treatment of U.K. consumers who currently have to pay higher prices for downloads.”
Commisioners also didn't feel that Apple was forced into their pricing scheme by contracts with the labels. They released a statement saying “The commission’s antitrust proceedings have also clarified that it is not agreements between Apple and the major record companies that determine how the iTunes store is organized in Europe. Consequently, the commission does not intend to take further action in this case.”
Source: Variety
Written by: Rich Fiscus @ 9 Jan 2008 21:36
