Italy fines Amazon and Apple $230M over alleged reseller collusion – TechCrunch

Amazon and Apple have been hit with almost $230 million (€203M) in total fines by Italy’s antitrust authority — following an investigation into reselling of Apple and (Apple-owned) Beats kit on Amazon’s Italian ecommerce marketplace. The authority says the alleged collusion decreased the level of discounts available to consumers buying Apple and Beats products on…