US firm made OEMs, glass processors sign exclusivity deals, tattle on competitors, claims Euro Commish
Corning's Gorilla Glass is found in countless tech products, from smartphones and wearables to automobile windshields, and the European Commission has an inkling its success is due in part to the US-based business cutting anticompetitive deals.a formal antitrust investigation into Corning yesterday, accusing the company of abusing its dominant position as a maker of glass screens for mobile electronics, claiming the end result was the exclusion of rival glass manufacturers from the market.
"It is very frustrating and costly experience to break a mobile phone screen," said EC competition chief Margrethe Vestager."Therefore, strong competition in the production of the cover glass used to protect such devices is crucial to ensure low prices and high-quality glass. Gorilla Glass is Corning's branding for its alkali-aluminosilicate glass screens, a chemical composite that's more break-resistant than other types of glass, making it particularly suited for use on smartphones, wearables, laptops and tablets. Gorilla Glass can be found on devices from manufacturersThe Commission is concerned that Corning has abused its position with both mobile OEMs and companies that process raw glass, known as finishers.
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