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Apple E-book Price-Fixing Trial Begins
An anonymous reader writes "Technology giant Apple is to begin its defence against charges by the US government that it tried to fix the prices of e-books. The iPad-maker is accused of working with publishers in 2009 to set prices in an effort to compete in the e-book market dominated by Amazon. Quotes from Steve Jobs' official biography have been cited as evidence in the case."
Just another case of government shakedown. It's amazing how easy it is to manipulate the public to make the public believe that there is anything behind any of this than just a case of politicians forcing a company to pay more bribes through the legalised bribery system.
This is about bribes, corruption, government corruption, politicians fishing for money by using the power that they are not actually authorised to have at all. There is no place for government in the market place telling others how to price anything.
How about DOJ actually looks at the REAL PRICE MANIPULATION AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK?
The money. The real price manipulation. Half of every transaction is fixed at an artificial level by the government and you all are confused into thinking that this illegal (AFAIC, because it's unconstitutional) shakedown is something to concentrate on.
Pathetic.
You can't handle the truth.