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Apple wins decade-old iTunes antitrust lawsuit

Jury's unanimous verdict: updated version of software was used for genuine improvements to older iPods

Published Wed, Dec 17, 2014 · 09:50 PM

    Oakland, California

    A JURY took about three hours to reject an antitrust lawsuit - 10 years in the making - that accused Apple of using a software update to secure a monopoly over the digital music market.

    The eight-member jury in federal court here unanimously determined that Apple had, in fact, used an update of the iTunes software that it issued eight years ago to deliver genuine improvements for older iPods.

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