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No one is saying that our government, or any government, is a model of consistency. But there have been times when the government acts in the best interest of its people, e.g., oulawing slavery, granting women the right to vote, and creating a national health insurance plan. Apple is only consistent in its dogmatism- banning Flash on the ipad, but allowing it on Macs, eliminating cursor keys in its mobile devices, preventing easy access to its file system, and forcing users of its products to use iTunes for transferring songs, books and videos into an iphone, ipod, and ipad. Apple rarely acts in the best interest of the public, only for the best interests of the Board of Directors and management. Notice I did not say shareholders.
We have a court system in this country, and if Apple is not guilty of price fixing, then it has nothing to worry about. The DOJ does not usually file frivolous lawsuits. There is evidence that the FBI has collected that merits a suit. This is not a vendetta by the administration that was started because Apple did not donate enough money to the party in power.
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