14 DAY TRIAL // An age-old investigation against Apple Inc. regarding potential unlawful practices against a competitor is about to go to trial and Steve Jobs will have a say in the hearings, despite having been deceased for well over three years.
A report by the NY Times reveals that a bunch of emails and a videotaped deposition of the visionary genius taken before his death will be used as evidence against Apple. Jobs was and still is believed to have planned “to break a competitor’s product to protect Apple’s grip on digital music.”
Bonny Sweeney, the lead plaintiffs’ lawyer, said, “We will present evidence that Apple took action to block its competitors and in the process harmed competition and harmed consumers.” Jobs reportedly noted in one of his emails, “We need to make sure that when Music Match launches their download music store they cannot use iPod.”
Steve Jobs was known to be a risk taker, and some even penned him as a guy who didn’t think the rules applied to him.
This is reportedly the third major antitrust lawsuit Apple has had to dealt with in the wake of Steve Jobs’ death. This last one will be going to trial later this month. A specific date has not been given.
