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Originally Posted by holymadness
... since the implication (per WillysJeepMan's astute assessment) is that Apple ought to have "played the game" by greasing palms like its rivals.
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Hang on, I don't buy into the idea that political lobbying 'bought' Judge Cote's ruling, but it's not as if Apple don't lobby at all. They just do it less than their competitors, and analysts estimate that they've doubled the amount spent this year:
http://allthingsd.com/20130524/apple...into-lobbying/
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This year, Reuters reports, [Apple]’s on track to spend double that. So, close to $4 million.
That’s not a massive lobbying expenditure; certainly it pales in comparison to those of rivals like Google and Microsoft, which doled out $18 million and $8 million, respectively.
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So, they are 'playing the game'.
Graham