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Quote: Originally Posted by ruddy First of all I never said predatory pricing is _always_ illegal. I said it is illegal for those with monopoly power. I concede that predatory pricing is difficult to prove, and I agree Wikipedia isn't perfect, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by THT Who the heck was talking about being punished for selling the iPad? My comment was regarding the pro-competitive effects of the iPad on the ebook market. The pro-competitive arguments that Judge Cote ignored or…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ruddy Here you go. This is not a citation of any law, you're quoting Wikipedia rather than any particular decision. Please provide a real citation if you want to discuss this. Quote: I was talking about the evi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hill60 This bitch is the one who has pointedly ignored ALL of Apple's testimony in her witchhunt to find fault where there is nothing apart from HEARSAY and CIRCUMSTANTIAL evidence. She has been antagonistic towa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hill60 Since when is it the governments business to mandate the price of books? It's the government's business to act against restraints of trade that increase prices and hurt consumers.
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Quote: Originally Posted by hill60 Apart from not "orchestrating" anything, the publishers were already seeking the same deal with Barnes and Noble BEFORE Apple even started looking into iBooks. The correct quote to use from me is "involved…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tzeshan Are you out of your mind? You forget what the issue is. Apple did not set the price. Apple let the publishers set the price. I really don't appreciate the insults. I have explained this to you clear…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tzeshan Why Amazon can not compete on price if it is selling at the same price? It seems Amazon simply can not compete. It is not the pricing. If Amazon dropped the price, Apple could also drop the price and …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark How do you know they haven't? An hour of your time may have minimal impact, but an hour of their time may not be. This is the tack Apple has taken, 'their time is of unlimited value' but it is just nonsen…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tzeshan This is what I said the publishers can not simply cancel the deals. They have to renegotiate. Apple did nothing wrong. The DOJ and judge Cote erred. Apple should appeal all the way to the Supreme Court …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark So how does Ive figure in that. I have literally no idea about Apple's board organisation. I expect neither does Bromwich. Meeting with Ive for an hour is not really some sort of impossible task for Apple…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark At the same time if Amazon kept 9.99 as the price, competitors would go out of business or exit the ebook market effectively making them the only reseller of ebooks. Then Amazon can raise prices because so…
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Quote: Originally Posted by b9bot The monitor is supposed to be there for one reason. The book case and is supposed to only ask those involved in the book case and nothing else. No he isn't. Here is there for antitrust violations and to determ…
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Quote: Originally Posted by THT Apple sold 15m iPads in 2010, 40m in 2011 and 66m 2012. Not only that, Apple made the prototypical tablet for all other OEMs to design from, and those tablets sold in as significant numbers and for much cheaper t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tzeshan No!!!!! Yes! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leegin_Creative_Leather_Products,_Inc._v._PSKS,_Inc.#Facts
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Quote: Originally Posted by walletinspector Here's a statement Apple should release: "Due to the Government allowing Amazon to keep it's Monopoly over e-books and their pricing, we are withdrawing from that market - thus closing purchases of el…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tzeshan Are you writing this in your imagination? Kindle app opens the books bought from Amazon. How could the prices be exactly the same as from the iBook store? The prices were exactly the same because that…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tzeshan I still don't understand what Apple did to fix the price. Apple let the publishers set the price. Apple did not fix the price. Conspiracy is a word that DOJ and Cote used without really understand high t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ruddy In most cases loss leading is not illegal. However, loss leading by a monopoly player most certainly is illegal. Is it? Can you cite that please? Quote: Just as easily Amazon could simply give away their …
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Quote: Originally Posted by GTR Your child-like assumption that anybody who has anything positive to say about Apple isn't portraying your intelligence in the best light either, my friend. Yeah that sentence doesn't even make sense. I've sa…