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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Stop pretending to know what other people care about and focus on things you know. Perhaps you do know more about the legalities of the situation than the DOJ, but I suspect not. If it's so perfectly clear that they did nothing wrong, then the DOJ would have dropped the matter perfunctorily. But they didn't, and a settlement is being discussed. Maybe they'll drop it later, maybe they won't; but saying there's nothing to see here is disingenuous at best. Telling people how they're feeling is just plain rude. Stop doing it.
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FWIW, I believe that the DOJ should investigate the matter and even file a lawsuit- if there is strong evidence of wrongdoing.Based on what we've seen so far, they don't have enough, IMO. You and others think it is. I'm happy to let the court make the call.
As to why people are mad, I know what they care about because they've said it:
"The prices went up"
"Publishers shouldn't set prices"
"Retailers should charge any price they want"
"Retailers should be allowed to discount"
"If Apple suggested (told,ordered) the publishers to adopt agency pricing, that's illegal".
Unfortunately, those aren't good arguments for an antitrust violation.
If you didn't say that, then include yourself out of my statement.