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Apple’s alleged 802.11n enabler fee: blame Enron etc.

Posted By claudia On 26th January 2007 @ 10:09 In News, SOX, North America, Company News | No Comments

It’s all Enron’s fault that Apple will apparently charge $5 to make a recent Mac’s AirPort Express Wi-Fi adaptor connect to other 802.11n-enabled devices. The fee arises from accounting rules imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act put in place after collapse of the energy company in 2001.

According to Apple insiders cited by iPod site iLounge, if Apple gives the update away for free, it violates Sarbanes-Oxley.

[1] RegHardware: Apple’s alleged 802.11n enabler fee: blame Enron etc.

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[1] RegHardware: Apple’s alleged 802.11n enabler fee: blame Enron etc.: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/17/apple_80211n_wifi_fee_update/

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