Apple slaps suppliers with a $50 million fine for leaking secrets

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Apple slaps suppliers with a $50 million fine for leaking secrets

Apple’s bankrupt sapphire supplier GT Advanced Technologies might have stayed quiet about its reasons for the bankruptcy, but a few details are nonetheless starting to emerge. Two of the most intriguing tidbits concerning the case regard the cost of sapphire<span class="ellipsis">…</span><div class="read-more">Read more ›</div><!-- end of .read-more --><img width='1' height='1' src='http://cultofmac.com.feedsportal.com/c/33797/f/606249/s/3f67b470/sc/5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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Source: Apple slaps suppliers with a $50 million fine for leaking secrets