An article in the Wall Street Journal (
http://online.wsj.com/articles/apple...wpisrc=nl_swbd) reports that a settlement has been reached. The Government was asking to have Apple monitored to prevent this behavior in future but several States joined the action and they want money.
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The plaintiffs had been seeking $840 million from Apple, claiming that the company overcharged consumers by $280 million for e-books and that it should have to pay three times that amount. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment.
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The details of the settlement are sealed pending review by the Court.
Edited to add link to older discussion:
This announcement is also discussed on MR here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...=236633&page=5 beginning on page 64.