Thread: U.S. Justice Dept. to Sue Publishers, Apple, for Price Collusion?
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Old 03-13-2012, 05:01 PM   #170
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Originally Posted by stonetools View Post
I am certain that Apple would not have gone into the ebook retail business absent agency pricing, so that's one. Google most likely would not have gone in , either, so that's another.
I suspect the ePub "standard" would be in better shape without Apple forking the DRM and the plumbing.

And I "vaguely" remember Google investing heavily in ebooks long before the Price Fix.
They even got sued for their plans to make money off ebooks.

Anybody else?
Does Blio count?
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