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Originally Posted by fjtorres
And Apple wants the feds to blow them a kiss and let them keep on pulling more of the same shennannigans:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-575...-books-battle/
And that's it.
No fines, no restitution, and they get to keep all the market share they garnered by breaking the law.
Because, Apple is so trustworthy that their promise not to collude a third time can be believed. 
I hope they keep this up.
The judge is bound to be thrilled by the posturing and PR smoke-n-mirrors. |
The judge showed that she bought into the government's rather novel legal theories before the trial even started, I doubt she'll be particularly open minded now. While perhaps the judges verdict matches your personal prejudices against Apple, we'll see how things stand after appeals.
I can remember the same game being played against Microsoft back in the browser wars of the 90's. Everyone assumed that Netscape won a huge victory over Microsoft when Mocrosoft eventually settled. Where is Netscape now? No one wins when companies use the government to bash their competitors.