Thread: 2 of 3 Judges appear to favor Apple in ebook appeal
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Old 12-19-2014, 03:53 AM   #71
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Originally Posted by pwalker8 View Post
You are saying that Apple drove a number of ebook stores out of business? Really? That's a pretty wild assertion. B&N purchased fictionwise in 2009 and the web store was closed by B&N in 2012. Booksonboard went out of business in 2013. Diesel eBooks went out of business in 2014. The Apple ebook store and agency pricing didn't go into effect until 2010. Judge Cote ruled on the case in July of 2013. The timeline just doesn't seem to match your narrative. How could Apple cause fictionwise to go out of business months before Apple started talking to the publishers, much less open an ebook store?
Well, let's see. According to your info:

The Apple conspiracy lasted from 2010 to July 2013.

During that time, fictionwise closed. Booskonboard closed.

And, as the effects of the illegal behaviour did not automatically disappear with the judgement, one can reasonably attribute the Diesel closure a year later to the illegal behaviour.
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