Apple, states, ebook antitrust trial news

John F · 04-25-2014, 04:25 AM

"U.S. judge denies Apple's move to hold off e-book antitrust trial"

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A3N04820140424

Quote:

(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge denied a bid by Apple Inc on Wednesday to hold off a trial in a case brought by state attorneys general accusing the company of conspiring with five major publishers to fix e-book prices. ...

eschwartz · 04-25-2014, 04:21 PM

Quote:

"The district court is ... pressing forward with class notice and a trial in both cases in July, despite the irreparable harm to Apple's reputation among its consumers if class notice is disseminated," the company said in its filing at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Wait, that is suppposed to exempt them from due process of law?

Wow. If the government thinks they might've done something wrong, that might make people think they've done something wrong. So, let's just forgive them, just in case, so they won't look bad.

Pushing back the trial won't help their image, it will only push off the damage to their image.

Typical Apple filibustering.

bgalbrecht · 04-25-2014, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

Pushing back the trial won't help their image, it will only push off the damage to their image.

Typical Apple filibustering.

I guess that depends on whether the class action lawsuits would be continued if Apple wins its appeal and is found not guilty of being part of the anti-trust conspriacy (and according to various pundits at the WSJ, Forbes, and this forum, it will win on appeal). If Apple is vindicated and the class action lawsuits are dropped because the court says they weren't part of the conspiracy, then their reputation will be needlessly tarnished by the notices of the class action lawsuit. They're not suggesting that the class action lawsuits be dropped at this time, just that the trial should be indefinitely delayed until they exhaust all appeals.

FizzyWater · 04-25-2014, 05:53 PM

I can't imagine that the vast majority of Apple's consumer base even knows about the ebook settlement, let alone have an opinion about it.

It's those of us that love ebooks first (then maybe or maybe not Apple) that may allow this *coughcough* to affect our opinions of the company.

I had other reasons to dislike Apple, but Agency Pricing kicked me into the active, I'm-definitely-not-buying-any-of-their products disgust.

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04-25-2014, 05:53 PM	#4
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	I can't imagine that the vast majority of Apple's consumer base even knows about the ebook settlement, let alone have an opinion about it. It's those of us that love ebooks first (then maybe or maybe not Apple) that may allow this coughcough to affect our opinions of the company. I had other reasons to dislike Apple, but Agency Pricing kicked me into the active, I'm-definitely-not-buying-any-of-their products disgust.

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