Amaya Toman In today's part of our regular "historical" series, after some time we will again recall an event related to Apple. This time it will be about resolving a long-standing lawsuit in which the Cupertino company was accused of violating antitrust laws. The dispute was resolved only in December 2014, the verdict went well in favor of Apple.
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iTunes Controversy (2014)
On December 16, 2014, Apple won a long-running lawsuit that accused the company of abusing software updates to maintain its monopoly on digital music sales. The lawsuit concerned iPods sold between September 2006 and March 2009 - these models were only able to play older songs sold in the iTunes Store or downloaded from CDs, and not music from competing online stores. "We created iPod and iTunes to give our customers the best way to listen to music," an Apple spokeswoman said in connection with the lawsuit, adding that the company strives to improve the user experience with each software update. The eight-judge jury ultimately agreed that Apple had not violated antitrust or any other law and acquitted the company. The lawsuit dragged on for a long decade, and Apple's costs could rise to $XNUMX billion if found guilty.
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