I'm not defending anyone , I'm trying to get at the truth. If the publishers and Apple colluded and broke the law then they should get hammered. If they didn't do anything wrong then they should walk. Unfortunately on this forum they are tried and convicted without any discussion of whether they might be right and condemned for even doing what they have a right to do.
I'm trying to point out here that it's not as cut and dried as all that. Sure agency pricing means less discounts etc. but the publishers have a reason why they did what they did. You don't get the truth by hearing just one side and you don't get justice by rushing to judgment. That's how I see it.
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