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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

India fined HP $14.4 million for rigging government bids and fixing ink and toner prices

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India fined HP $14.4 million for rigging government bids and fixing ink and toner prices

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago
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The case centers on how bids were handled on the Government e-Marketplace, the country's main public procurement platform. According to the regulator, HP India and five resellers...
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    HP is not HPE they are very different companies.

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    Good that they’re fined but I expect it was worth it when you only get a fine that small compared to the branch’s size

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      They’ll spend more just in legal fees fighting it

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    Why not fine them a sandwich

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      They needed their protection money. All governments do it.

      Meanwhile every government to every other government about that practice:

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