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What if the collusion was quiet? Jobs openly broadcasts the concept and the individual players independently decide to take that road. Is that illegal?
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No. Probably not. But it defies logic that five different companies could independently come up with—and adopt—a new system that was identical in its details (exact same prices, commissions, etc.), wouldn't you say? The collusion is obvious. Anyone that thinks otherwise is delusional. Proving it
legally may of course prove more difficult, but nobody really believes Jobs and the five publishers
didn't act in concert... if they're being honest with themselves. The effect/intent/success (or lack thereof) of the collusion is fairly irrelevant. You're not supposed to be able to legally do business they way they did.