I don't see the change of character. They encouraged the prosecution of a journalist for getting his hands on an iPhone before release, they sued several mp3 m

I don't see the change of character. They encouraged the prosecution of a journalist for getting his hands on an iPhone before release, they sued several mp3 manufacturers for copying the iPod's look and feel (wonder why you didn't see other mp3 players with clickwheels on US shelves?), they were similarly aggressive (albeit not litigious) in blocking the non-threatening Pre from accessing iTunes, they've been fighting toe to toe with content companies since iTunes debuted, they've routinely cornered the market for critical components (small hard drives and flash memory, most notably) for the better part of a decade. This is a company that's played hardball every day for as long as I can remember. The main difference here is that the stakes are higher.