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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Either way, I'm looking forward to the Judge's (exasperated?) reply.
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Didn't take long.
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...comment-230655
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Apple’s filing got a lot of attention in the blogosphere over Thanksgiving weekend, but it appears that the Judge Cote wasn’t as impressed. She issued a ruling today that basically told Apple to follow procedure and stop grandstanding (my word, not hers).
The judge noted that there was an established process for complaints or conflicts, and that Apple should have directed their communications to the Dept of Justice. “Objections are to be conveyed in writing to the United States and the Plaintiff States within ten calendar days after the action giving rise to the objection,” Cote wrote. They should only have requested a conference with the judge if Apple and the DOJ were unable to resolve the issue.
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Translation: "Go away and stop annoying me."
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... here is where I came to the conclusion that Apple’s complaints were ridiculous. $1,100 an hour might seem like a princely sum, but not when you compare it to what Apple’s outside law firm charges. According to Fortune:
Many of the top partners at Apple’s own outside counsel on the e-book matter, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, bill more than $1,000 an hour, and its appellate ace, Ted Olson, reportedly charged $1,800 per hour on one bankruptcy matter in 2012.
That puts Apple’s gripe in a different light, doesn’t it? It’s kinda silly to complain about a senior partner of a DC law firm charging about the same as what Apple’s own lawyers might charge, but that is Apple for you.
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Nate nailed it.
More at the source.
Now to wait for the next episode in this farce.