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Originally Posted by HarryT
Isn't this (the "Big 6" acting together is restraint of free trade) precisely what they are currently being investigated for by both the DoJ in the US and the EC in the EU?
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That's my understanding. It would be interesting to know what kind of evidence (if any) they have (aside from the obvious).
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I don't think that would be illegal as all Amazon has to do is port ADE to the Kindle. Sony did it on a PRS-500 and given that all Kindles are of better hardware then a 500, it can be done.
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The crime is committed when the companies get together and do something to restrain trade, which this would certainly be. It doesn't matter how complicated it is for Amazon to switch to ADE; companies aren't allowed to get together and force Amazon to make that switch.