Apple's CEO could testify during the trial of 8217; # & u.s. antitrust pricing of eBooks.
According to from Bloomberg Tim Cook could testify during the trial initiated by # & 8217; u.s. anti-trust against Apple and some editors regarding the prices of eBooks. The charges were initially filed in 8217; # & April 2012 and have had as main theme the so-called 8220; # & agency model 8220; # &, adopted by the Cupertino company to decrease the power gained by Amazon, its main rival in the field of digital books, which sold at deeply discounted prices texts even occasionally at a loss while going to attract consumers who make purchases through the site of 8217; # & company.
The United States Department of Justice however believes that this model has been obtained through collusion between Apple and publishers that prevented this # & 8217; the last to offer content on iTunes at lower prices on other services, making Apple one of facto cheaper alternatives on the market.
In response to allegations of DOJ, Apple and some publishers have declared as these agreements have moved the market by creating greater competition among the companies by restricting the domain of Amazon book market ...
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