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Originally Posted by kennyc
Uh, no, you really don't get it at all. You are clearly biased, thus the question.
Amazon played completely by the rules, the loss-leader rules that every friggin' company has used for the last century. Apple on the other hand attempted to conspire to FIX THE PRICES.
The iPad is overpriced, like every other apple product and only works within the walled garden. This was exactly what Apple was attempting to do, force both the purchase and the pricing to be within that garden at at a level that created profits for both publishers and apple. And forced any other booksellers to go along thus creating a false equivalence. This has been clearly established.
Yes Apple has the power and a legion of followers that lap up whatever Jobs anointed. Fortunately Amazon and other booksellers made sure the DOJ became aware of it in the beginning so the damage was limited.
No, Apple will not win this one, they clearly were at the core of a conspiracy and the court's finding will state that. They don't have a leg to stand on as was clear in their summary.
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You are aware that a B&N exec testified in the trial that they were negotiating agent pricing with the publishers well before Apple ever got into the market? Contrary to those who are looking for any stick to beat Apple with, it's pretty obvious that in the book business, ever since Amazon took off, it's been Amazon vs everyone else. Amazon has 60+ percent of the market currently, Apple has 20 percent. Amazon is what is driving B&N out of business, not Apple.