Apple to pay $450 million after failed ebook price-fixing appeal

07 March, 2016
Today, the US Supreme Court wrote the final page in a drawn out legal fight against Apple on charges of participating in a major conspiracy to inflate e-book prices. The original suite dates back from 2012 when the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled that the Cupertino giant had conspired with publishers to inflate ebook prices as a means of undermining Amazon.com Inc.

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  • 11 Mar 2016

AnonD-508542, 10 Mar 2016In all honesty you are wrong the biggest in the world is as... moreNo. Alphabet is the most valuable company in the world. Look it up.

I googled your post and it says those are the biggest PUBLIC companies. -_-

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    • 10 Mar 2016

    AnonD-442781, 08 Mar 2016Apple is no longer the most valuable company, alphabet (Goo... moreIn all honesty you are wrong the biggest in the world is as fallow:

    Rank Company Country Sales Profits Assets Market Value
    #1 ICBC China $166.8 B $44.8 B $3,322 B $278.3 B
    #2 China Construction Bank China $130.5 B $37 B $2,698.9 B $212.9 B
    #3 Agricultural Bank of China China $129.2 B $29.1 B $2,574.8 B $189.9 B
    #4 Bank of China China $120.3 B $27.5 B $2,458.3 B $199.1 B
    #5 Berkshire Hathaway United States $194.7 B $19.9 B $534.6 B $354.8 B
    #6 JPMorgan Chase United States $97.8 B $21.2 B $2,593.6 B $225.5 B
    #7 Exxon Mobil United States $376.2 B $32.5 B $349.5 B $357.1 B
    #8 PetroChina China $333.4 B $17.4 B $387.7 B $334.6 B
    #9 General Electric United States $148.5 B $15.2 B $648.3 B $253.5 B
    #10 Wells Fargo United States $90.4 B $23.1 B $1,701.4 B $278.3 B
    on this list apple is 12 so and google is lower...and I do belive that according to 99% of the statistics apple is bigger then google as market value

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      • 08 Mar 2016

      AnonD-77892, 08 Mar 2016LOL I don't think that this is a type of scaming at all... ... moreApple has done it though. They broke the law and were fined because of it.

      You have to remember that the encryption case is being handled by the courts as well. If you think the courts are biased to the point they would make all this up somehow (even when the evidence is visible), why wouldn't they have just made Apple cooperate for the encryption case?

      And the courts themselves are independent from each other too.

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        • 08 Mar 2016

        AnonD-77892, 08 Mar 2016Guys get over this please! $450 million is nothing to Apple... moreIts not all about money my friend. Its about integrity, honesty, fair play, you name it. Now everybody knows that Apple is a company that is reprehensible and that is a good news.

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          • 08 Mar 2016

          AnonD-442781, 08 Mar 2016Apple is no longer the most valuable company, alphabet (Goo... moreLOL I don't think that this is a type of scaming at all... The court might be just harrased Apple as part of the san bernardino case! If Apple just did participated with the US goverment, I don't think that this would happen to Apple at all... and also I don't think that Apple could do this cos this would damage its reputation and also Apple has a lot of money so this is really unimaginable! US goverment = biased!!!

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            • 08 Mar 2016

            AnonD-249419, 08 Mar 2016Don't you? I thought your job is only to visit HTC news an... moreLOL I have HTC One X and I was everywhere on this site not just at HTC threads... besides I'm neither a fanboy nor a hater of any brand... It just my hobby to express my opinion in where do I care or wanted to.

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              • 08 Mar 2016

              AnonD-77892, 08 Mar 2016Guys get over this please! $450 million is nothing to Apple... moreApple is no longer the most valuable company, alphabet (Google), is now.

              Also, its not about the money, its about how they break the law in order to scam people.

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                • 08 Mar 2016

                Anonymous, 08 Mar 2016All i see everything apple did, only ihater call it innovat... moreReally? Android literally copied 64-bit chips? So that means you are saying Apple invented 64-bit? Dude, you must see a doctor or something because you got me worried here.

                Finger-print, I agree, Apple was the (not very, but) first and Android followed. Let's see some other stuff. Notification area? Android first. Quick Access system controls? Android first. Real Multi-Tasking (Apple still doesn't quite have it)? Android first. 16:9 aspect sceen? Android first.

                Also, the thing is that Apple fans might not use the word innovation much, but who announce and advertise the products, they do.

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                  • 08 Mar 2016

                  AnonD-77892, 08 Mar 2016are you serious?Don't you?
                  I thought your job is only to visit HTC news and throw junk comments. it seems you also have another job to defend Apple. Of course this numbers are nothing for apple as long as they get their money from people like you :))))
                  Go find another hobby!

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                    • 08 Mar 2016

                    AnonD-77892, 08 Mar 2016Guys get over this please! $450 million is nothing to Apple... moreValuable for u! For me it is an iMoney sucking machine and there isn't any thing developed by apple worth for human kind. They just packaged their products using technologies developed by others. They don't even pay them for using their technology, that's why they are sued every year multiple times. If someone has a brain, he will understand that this Corporation sucking machine is worthless for humans.

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                      • 08 Mar 2016

                      AnonD-77892, 08 Mar 2016This is one of the most horrible news of this year... I thi... moreDon't cry!

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                        • 08 Mar 2016

                        AnonD-77892, 08 Mar 2016Guys get over this please! $450 million is nothing to Apple... moreNot anymore
                        http://www.ibtimes.com/alphabet-inc-goog-surpasses-apple-inc-aapl-become-worlds-most-valuable-public-company-2289113
                        but I agree $450 million is nothing for them

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                          • 08 Mar 2016

                          AnonD-497388, 08 Mar 2016I know they will make the 5se, another 4" that's coz they ... moreAll i see everything apple did, only ihater call it innovation. Most thing apple copy only the basic feature that all phone must have. But look what android copy back what apple did. Like 64bit, that time all i see android phone just increase a lot of core and their speed but after apple introduce 64 bit , suddently all android phone used 64 bit. Like touch id , we all know motorola already did it 2 3 years ago , but did other android phone have that that time? Now we can see some android phone have that finger print. Even apple now using 12mp camera , android fan also said copy from android ... Seriously ?

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                            • 08 Mar 2016

                            Apple should pay more for the crime they made such as iphone 4s wifi being malfunction after updating to iOS 7.

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                              • 08 Mar 2016

                              Guys get over this please! $450 million is nothing to Apple... remember Apple is the most valuable company on earth. even that were $45 billion still it just nothing to them but a coin! So Android fans should stop rejoicing about this cus this would not give you a better future.

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                                • 08 Mar 2016

                                Dot-WiFi, 08 Mar 2016did u know apple will release small screen iphone again ...... moreI know they will make the 5se, another 4" that's coz they have failed in that category where people would rather choose 4 " rather than 4.7" and up.

                                Do I also have to mention waterproofing for their iPhone 7? The OLED screen which is popularized by android? The stencil? In which they called it the "the pencil"... APPLE hasn't innovated on anything, they just get the technology from other manufacturers then tweak them and call them "INNOVATION" which isn't even true.

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                                  • 08 Mar 2016

                                  This is one of the most horrible news of this year... I think the American goverment is behind this and they really wanted Apple to loose cus we know that Apple is fighting with US goverment since Apple refuses to help them participate in San Bernardino case by unlocking the terrorist iphone. this might be the reason why Apple keep loosing court battles since this happen, I guess...

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                                    • 08 Mar 2016

                                    AnonD-249419, 07 Mar 2016Lovelyare you serious?

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                                      • 08 Mar 2016

                                      Keep using Apple products and fund their evil empire iDiots :)

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                                        • 08 Mar 2016

                                        You must pay what did you get. You deserve it!