Apple this past October became tethered to a court appointed external monitor tasked with overseeing Apple's antitrust compliance. The court appointment stemmed from Apple being found guilty of conspiring with an assortment of book publishers to artificially raise the price of e-books across the industry.
The monitor chosen to keep an eye on Apple was former Assistant US Attorney Michael Bromwich. Handpicked by US District Judge Denise Cote, Bromwich's role entails him working within Apple to help maintain the company's compliance with antitrust law. Notably, Bromwich's legal fees, per Cote's orders, must be footed by Apple.
Only thing is, Bromwich's fees have turned out t
