Thread: DOJ suing Apple over ebooks.
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Old 04-11-2012, 08:42 PM   #132
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Originally Posted by cfrizz View Post
The publishers cannot afford to have this drag on for 2-3 years, the negative publicity would kill them.
The publicity of what? Fine dining in NYC?

Prosecuting antitrust cases takes a long time, during which nothing public happens. Today is a big burst of publicity; tomorrow there will be a few more news reports; after that, it'll be lost in the haze of the 24/7 news cycle. There probably won't be more real discussion until the trial starts, which could easily be 12+ months from now.

Consider the Microsoft anti-trust case. Filed in 1998, judge ruled against MS in 2000, judge removed in 2001, settlement reached in 2002. This was despite lots of documentation about Microsoft's anticompetitive behavior and a thoroughly embarrassing video deposition by Bill Gates. MS only settled pretty much after they knew they lost, and on quite favorable terms.


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Originally Posted by cfrizz
I have no doubt this got started because we the people complained loud & long....
Yes, I'm sure the DoJ patronize MobileRead.
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