If someone puts something for sale at a certain price and you decide to buy it for that price how is anyone harmed? Now if it was something like health insurance that you are forced to buy under physical threat that's a different story.
No one is harmed. If I drive down an empty freeway at 110 MPH, I'm not harming anyone, either. But that's not what this is about, much like your example.
This is about Apple basically contacting all the publishers and having all of them and Apple collude together to set up prices in such a way that screws a competitor. Sorry--can't do that.
Since you seem to like conspiracies, though, it's kind of like how the oil companies get together to set the price of gasoline...
Still don't see the harm if Apple and the publishers try to set prices. You. An either deal with Apple or not. It's up to the publishers if they want to make that deal.
As for oil companies they can try to set prices as well. Doesn't work too well because there are great incentives for lowering prices if it will increase total profits.
Still don't see the harm if Apple and the publishers try to set prices. You. An either deal with Apple or not. It's up to the publishers if they want to make that deal.
It would help if you read up on this case...
Apple and the publishers did not only fix the prices you pay at Apples shop, but they also forced all other ebook retailers to follow the agency model that Apple wanted and pay at least what Apple payed to the publishers.
So this collusion harmed all retailers, and thus all consumers because it removed a lot of choice.
You keep using the word force. There was no force involved. The publishers just set the terms of the deal to other retailers. The retailers could agree or not.
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How is this illegal? (Score:2)
If someone puts something for sale at a certain price and you decide to buy it for that price how is anyone harmed? Now if it was something like health insurance that you are forced to buy under physical threat that's a different story.
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No one is harmed. If I drive down an empty freeway at 110 MPH, I'm not harming anyone, either. But that's not what this is about, much like your example.
This is about Apple basically contacting all the publishers and having all of them and Apple collude together to set up prices in such a way that screws a competitor. Sorry--can't do that.
Since you seem to like conspiracies, though, it's kind of like how the oil companies get together to set the price of gasoline...
Re:How is this illegal? (Score:2)
Still don't see the harm if Apple and the publishers try to set prices. You. An either deal with Apple or not. It's up to the publishers if they want to make that deal.
As for oil companies they can try to set prices as well. Doesn't work too well because there are great incentives for lowering prices if it will increase total profits.
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Still don't see the harm if Apple and the publishers try to set prices. You. An either deal with Apple or not. It's up to the publishers if they want to make that deal.
It would help if you read up on this case...
Apple and the publishers did not only fix the prices you pay at Apples shop, but they also forced all other ebook retailers to follow the agency model that Apple wanted and pay at least what Apple payed to the publishers.
So this collusion harmed all retailers, and thus all consumers because it removed a lot of choice.
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You keep using the word force. There was no force involved. The publishers just set the terms of the deal to other retailers. The retailers could agree or not.