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Why is it always Apple that pops up as a household name in consumer price fixing. It was shocking they somehow did not lose their case against Epic
by hackernewds 3y ago
Why is it always Apple that pops up as a household name in consumer price fixing. It was shocking they somehow did not lose their case against Epic
- Someone 3y agoFTA: “Hagens Berman has seen Apple in court many times before. The firm has sued Apple over scratched iPad nano cases, e-book price-fixing, App Store developer rules, and iOS touchscreen patents” ⇒ to me it seems at least part of the reason is that they are huge and have a lot of money. I also think Ars Technica’s article title is incomplete. Again, FTA: “Coughenour dismissed one aspect of the plaintiff's lawsuit. […] a "per se" finding of antitrust violation could not be sustained” So there were multiple claims (how many, I wouldn’t know) at least one of which was dismissed and at least one of which was sustained.
- Timon3 3y agoIt is baffling, but on the other hand - why else would Apple be one of the richest companies? You don't get rich by treating other people well.
- dotnet00 3y agoAs can be seen in this thread, they have their reality distortion field which makes a segment of their audience see everything they do as somehow consumer friendly. So it isn't that surprising that Apple would try to get away with far more egregious stunts than other companies.