On June 13, 2013, Eddy Cue testified during an antitrust case regarding e-book pricing. Apple eventually settled the iBooks lawsuit. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

A U.S. federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday that Apple and Amazon must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon.com. Mike Scarcella for Reuters: In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour rejected bids from Apple and Amazon to dismiss the prospective class action on various legal grounds. Coughenour said the “validity” of the relevant market, a central issue in antitrust litigation, was a question for a jury. The plaintiffs are U.S. residents who bought new iPhones and iPads on Amazon beginning in January 2019. They contend an agreement between Apple and Amazon that went into effect that year restricted the number…

A U.S. federal judge in Seattle ruled on Thursday that Apple and Amazon must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing them of conspiring to artificially inflate the price of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon.com. Mike Scarcella for Reuters: In his ruling, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour rejected bids from Apple and Amazon to dismiss the prospective class action on various legal grounds. Coughenour said the “validity” of the relevant market, a central issue in antitrust litigation, was a question for a jury. The plaintiffs are U.S. residents who bought new iPhones and iPads on Amazon beginning in January 2019. They contend an agreement between Apple and Amazon that went into effect that year restricted the number…

Apple and Epic Games have jointly requested an appeals court to review its decision that may compel Apple to alter its payment practices within the App Store, for entirely different reasons.Lawyers want an appeals court to reconsiderIn the April ruling by a panel of three judges, it upheld a previous order from a California federal court in the lawsuit filed by Epic Games. The lawsuit accused Apple of imposing unjust requirements on software developers, compelling them to pay commissions of up to 30% on in-app purchases made by consumers. Read more...

Apple and Epic Games have jointly requested an appeals court to review its decision that may compel Apple to alter its payment practices within the App Store, for entirely different reasons.Lawyers want an appeals court to reconsiderIn the April ruling by a panel of three judges, it upheld a previous order from a California federal court in the lawsuit filed by Epic Games. The lawsuit accused Apple of imposing unjust requirements on software developers, compelling them to pay commissions of up to 30% on in-app purchases made by consumers. Read more...

Apple and Epic Games have jointly requested an appeals court to review its decision that may compel Apple to alter its payment practices within the App Store, for entirely different reasons.Lawyers want an appeals court to reconsiderIn the April ruling by a panel of three judges, it upheld a previous order from a California federal court in the lawsuit filed by Epic Games. The lawsuit accused Apple of imposing unjust requirements on software developers, compelling them to pay commissions of up to 30% on in-app purchases made by consumers. Read more...