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Originally Posted by murg
And then Apple and the publishers quickly agreed to Agency.
Apple's illegal price-fixing was necessary for them to consider starting the iBook store. The fact that it didn't exist yet is even more of an indictment of Apple's behaviour.
This is when Amazon's ability to compete on price was illegally constrained by Apple. Yet again, this is an indictment of Apple's behaviour.
Apple would have White Helicopters...
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Once again, the agency model is quite legal and is not pricing fixing. Neither the publishers nor Apple were ever changed with price fixing. The publishers were charged with per se anti-trust violations for agreeing among themselves to insist on the agency model and settled before trial. Apple was charged with per se anti-trust violations for negotiating contracts with the big five publishers. Price fixing involves, well you know, fixing prices. If you are going to engage in conspiracy theories, at least get the nomenclature right.