[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Barcey

There's a good article in the Huffington Post on the trial.
www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-sagers/the-fate-of-apple-and-ant_b_3480835.html

Thanks Barcey. Here's the opening of the article:

As the Justice Department's so-called "eBooks" antitrust trial winds down in a Manhattan federal courtroom, it is remarkable how many people have failed to see how easy the case really is. Defendant Apple, as the government has shown by overwhelming evidence, orchestrated a garden variety price-fixing conspiracy among five of the six large publishing companies that dominate electronic books. They had motive to do it and the evidence is strong that they successfully raised retail prices for a long time. And while the judge overseeing the trial just caused a minor dither with comments at the close of evidence, hinting that she might have reconsidered her widely reported view that Apple seemed likely to lose, I seriously doubt it. She is a 20-year veteran of the bench, is extremely smart and has handled a number of antitrust cases. I find it very hard to believe she could find, on this evidence, either that there was no conspiracy or that it didn't violate the antitrust laws.
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