The European Commission has announced that it is carrying out investigations into Corning, the manufacturer of the iPhone’s Ceramic Shield and Gorilla Glass on Android devices, for anti-competitive practices.
The European Commission will continue to apply a heavy hand through its antitrust investigations and now it could be Corning’s turnthe supplier of glass for iPhone screens and other brands such as Samsung Galaxy and other similar brands on Android. Corning could be sanctioned for anti-competitive practices for being a leading brand in the smartphone glass marketalso for having Gorilla Glass technology, which is the most resistant in the world. Why is the European Commission going against Corning? Don’t settle for it, 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, would have made serious mistakes for the European Commission by having exclusive contracts with smartphone manufacturers to prevent other glass manufacturers from competing in the market. The investigation is putting the main focus on the agreements requiring such manufacturers to source all special alkaline aluminosilicate glass made by Corning.
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Apple has been one of the companies that has invested millions of dollars in Corningespecially $495 million between 2017 and 2021 for the Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Thanks to this, Apple was able to launch Ceramic Shielda special formula that makes the iPhone more resistant since 2020 with the launch of the iPhone 12.
While Samsung Galaxy uses Gorilla Glass productsparticularly the newly named Gorilla Armor that we can find on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Other brands have also used Corning Gorilla Glass technology to protect their mobile devices.
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Statements made by Margrethe Vestager, the person responsible for the European Commission, indicate that It is “essential that there is strong competition in the production of the protective glass used to protect mobile devices”. You know how frustrating and expensive a user usually goes through breaking the screen of a mobile device, which is why there must be a guarantee of low prices and high quality glass.
Vestager confirms investigation into Corning, indicating it may have excluded rival glass producers with the aim of depriving consumers of cheaper, stronger glass. Specifically, the practices carried out by Corning may have caused an increase in prices and a decrease in the innovation of its products in all these years.
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There is still no date for the resolution of the investigation.although if Corning is found to have breached EU competition rules it could be subject to multimillion-dollar fines. corning has the possibility of easing tensions in such a way that it can compromise on what the European Commission needs to put an end to the investigations.
How could this resolution affect Apple? The European Commission could allow other manufacturers to take action and be largely eligible instead of Corning under its competitive criteria.
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