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Originally Posted by bgalbrecht
Apple is afraid that the DOJ will use this as a fishing expedition to find reasons to supervise the iTunes and Apple app stores.
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Agreed. That is what happens when you decide to go to trial. At least it wasn't a choice between 20 years or the death penalty!
Apple was found guilty. While ebooks were the subject, the issue now is company culture. I don't know who the idiot is here (lawyer or apple exec.) Just set up a program and require all your employees to complete it! Every time my company does something wrong, there is a new training video that I have to watch and take a test to show I understand the material. Even though I don't set prices, and don't deal with members of the military, I have had to take training programs on all of them. And then my company just shows the regulator the results--we had X number of employees take the training and demonstrate mastery of the material. "If it happens again, it is not our fault."
Not only is Apple's reputation in the toilet, they are bleeding money to the attorneys. There must be some executive who thinks Apple will someday be seen as a hero for taking on big, bad Amazon. Except Amazon stands for low prices, and Apple stands for huge margins. Don't hold your breath, boys.