Thread: Literary elites v. Amazon: yes, it's class warfare
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Old 09-20-2014, 11:19 AM   #127
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I don't think it's a coincidence that the DOJ filed their case in April of 2012, about 6 months after Steve Jobs died. Apple doesn't have near the influence without Steve Jobs. I would be surprised if the 5 publishers in this case has much influence in the government.

I believe that Steve Jobs' celebrity, illness and death all had an impact on the DoJ's decision to not proceed with criminal charges but I don't believe it had any impact on the charges being filed.
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