Samsung, Hynix, Infineon, NEC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Elpida and Nanya have been fined a total of US$400 by the EU for illegally fixing the price of DRAMs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10126755.stm

Samsung, Hynix, Infineon, NEC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Elpida and Nanya have been fined a total of US$400 by the EU for illegally fixing the price of DRAMs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10126755.stm

Interesting article. I bet they wish it were only US$400 though :( No offence intended, just a friendly joke.

Samsung, Hynix, Infineon, NEC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Elpida and Nanya have been fined a total of US$400 by the EU for illegally fixing the price of DRAMs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10126755.stm

That's a typo there, it should be US$400 million or US$400m - it can happen to anybody.

That's a typo there, it should be US$400 million or US$400m - it can happen to anybody.

True - it often happens to me!!

True - it often happens to me!!

Yup - happens to me sometimes too, especially if I'm in a hurry.Thinking about the US$400m fine, it may seem a lot but really isn't that impressive considering its the total fine for 9 big multinational companies, some of them make monstrous revenues yearly ($$ billions usually). Especially if engaged in price fixing activities.Funny to see that actually only one of the companies is from the EU - Infineon.

400 million is a drop in the bucket for these guys. As for the typo, it most certainly happens to me as well.