26.07.2013 04:05 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple could pay dearly in ebook case

About two weeks ago, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote ruled that Apple conspired with book publishers to raise the price of e-books across the industry. If you recall, five publishing companies -- Penguin, Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Hachette -- were also targeted by the DOJ but all decided to settle instead of trying their luck in court. Apple, however, took a principled stance, asserting that it wasn't going to admit to something it didn't do. In doing so, and subsequently coming out on the wrong end of Cote's decision, Apple may wind up having to fork over a lot of cash. Gigaom, citing a recently publicized court document, writes that Apple may end up paying close to $500 m

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