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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Mostly what would keep them from doing that is the understanding that Amazon will happily screw over the publishers. All the publishers understand that keeping the agency pricing is in their best interest. You assume that Amazon has the whip hand, but the only thing that gives Amazon the whip hand is the ability to run to Judge Cote crying about collusion again. That may not be so easily this time, with the press and appeals court watching.
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That assumes that Amazon was doing something wrong or objectionable, and that the appeals court will suddenly agree with you now that you have drawn their attention to the issue. (Hint: They knew already.)
Regarding the press: Neither the people nor the courts care what the press says, since they are actually owned by the same companies that own the BWMs no one in their right mind can think they are saying anything but whatever is best for the BWMs and damn the truth.
If the BWMs would happen to be in the right, then the press would be alerting us to the truth.
If the BWMs would happen to be in the wrong, then the press would be lying to us.
Either way, they aren't exactly a reliable or meaningful source of information, regardless of which statement ^^ you happen to believe is true.