European Commission will continue to get tough on antitrust investigations, and now it may be Corning’s turnSupplier of glass for iPhone screens and other brands such as Samsung Galaxy and other similar brands on Android. Corning Since we are the leading brand in the smartphone glass market, we may be subject to sanctions due to anti-competitive practices.Also because it has the world’s most durable Gorilla Glass technology. Why is the European Commission opposing Corning? Not only that, Apple is still in the eye of the hurricane, facing a new sanction.

Corning may have abused its position in the smartphone glass market

Corning, a company based in the United States, It would have made serious mistakes for the European Commission by making special contracts with smartphone manufacturers prevent other glass manufacturers from competing in the market. The investigation focuses on agreements that required such manufacturers to supply all specialty alkaline aluminosilicate glasses produced by Corning.

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Apple was one of the companies that invested millions of dollars in Corningspecifically, $495 million between 2017 and 2021 for the Advanced Manufacturing Fund. In this way, Apple managed to launch Ceramic ShieldA special formula that makes the iPhone more durable since the iPhone 12 was released in 2020.

When using Samsung Galaxy Gorilla Glass productsespecially the newly named Gorilla Armor, which we can find on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Other brands also use Corning Gorilla Glass technology to protect their mobile devices.

The investigation could set a new precedent for another brand related to mobile phones

The statements of Margrethe Vestager, the responsible person of the European Commission, show this: “It is essential that there is strong competition in the production of protective glass used to protect mobile devices.”. You know how annoying and expensive it is for a user to often break the screen of a mobile device, so there must be a guarantee of low price and high-quality glass.

Vestager confirms investigation into Corning may have excluded rival glass makers with the aim deprives consumers of cheaper, stronger glass. Specifically, the practices Corning has implemented over the years may have caused prices to rise and innovation in its products to decrease.

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There is no date yet for the investigation to be concluded.However, if Corning is found to have violated EU competition rules, it could be fined millions of dollars. C.Orning has the opportunity to ease tensions so that the European Commission can agree on the issues it needs He demanded that the investigations be ended.

How might this decision affect Apple? European Commission may allow other manufacturers to take action and gain major rights Instead of Corning under competitive criteria.

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