Apple has set its partners 50 million. Dollars (135 mill.) Fine imposed on it if they disclose information about new products prior to their announcements. This information emerged from bankruptcy sapphire glass-maker GT Advanced document.
GT Advanced produced sapphire glass, which is used in Apple's mobile devices with cameras and touch the home button with a fingerprint scanner Touch ID. According to the rumors, which did not, the Apple iPhone was going to supply the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screen with sapphire coating. However, this did not happen, but not for long GT Advanced sharply declined, and the company declared bankrupt.
As a rule, Apple hides agreements with your suppliers details. However, the application and the court may decide that the contract with GT Advanced provides that 50 million. penalty will be imposed for any information on the iPhone / iPad to the leaking of their official debut.
Or penalty varies depending on one or another supplier from time to leaks or product type, the source does not. However, the index Cult of Mac believes that the fine is standard on all iPhone and iPad for component suppliers.
Over the last few years, a variety of data sources allowed the run off to find out about upcoming Apple products practically everything there is still no official appearance. Given the fact that Apple tries to exploit the surprise effect of the attempts to introduce penalties are not unexpected.
Apple is trying to curb the leaking of confidential information by other means. For example, China has been using about 200 security system professionals, who had to catch the people, media sellers, accessories for Apple devices before their official premiere.
True, the question is whether Apple is an effective application of penalties - as a rule, a number of bloggers who publish information about upcoming iPhone and iPad to the teaser, it is based on sources from Apple's suppliers.
