The risk of contravention of Australian consumer law would have been “reasonably obvious” to those at Apple familiar with the Australian market’s understanding of the term 4G, he said.
“In that context, and in the absence of any other explanation, the facts to which I have just referred, suggest that Apple’s desire for global uniformity was given a greater priority than the need to ensure compliance with the Australian consumer law,” Justice Bromberg said.
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Apple fined $2m over misleading iPad 4G claim (2012-Jun-21) [ABC NEWS] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-21/apple-fined-over-ipad-4g-claim/4083874 |