The court finds that Apple is guilty of violating antitrust laws :
The Court has found that Apple is guilty of violating antitrust laws in the trial, which included a video testimony of the late Steve Jobs. In fact, prosecutors have complained that Apple has closed all specialized in broadcast with the exception of iTunes music sites, and that the first versions of the iPod. At the same time, has been removed from the iPod's rivals iTunes store. In the last plaintiffs argued high prices of iPod devices.
The plaintiffs are seeking damages worth US $ 350 million with the knowledge that there is a possibility that the price is double to triple to more than US $ 1 billion on the basis of anti-monopoly rules. This class action has had included eight million member who had bought the iPod devices between September of 2006 and until the end of March 2009. It is ironic that two of those who participated in this case decided to withdraw from the case, when it was discovered that the iPod own Purchases them were outside the acceptable time period.
Composed of eight members of the court said that the iPod was an "enhancer product," which presents new features for consumers. Although the decision was taken unanimously, the plaintiff's lawyer has said that he is planning to file an appeal to the court. During the trial, Apple explained that she was forced to remove competitors from iTunes because of the contracts, which concluded with the record companies. In the video clip was recorded a few months before his death of the late Steve Jobs said that Apple has signed a bad contract and other contracts with a good record companies

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