Well Apple's ongoing saga with the DOJ has finally come to an end. Judge Denise Cote today laid out her punishment for Apple after finding that the company had indeed colluded with a number of publishing companies to collectively raise the price of e-books.
Specifically, Cote issued an injunction which effectively precludes Apple from including a "most favored nation clause" in any contract it strikes with publishers for a period of five years. Previously, that "most favored nation clause" in Apple's contracts ensured that no other book retailer would be able to price e-books below Apple.
While Apple can't be happy about that, it is undoubtedly breathing a sigh of relief after Cote chose not to foll
