Steve Jobs' Own Words Can Be Used Against Apple In Decade-old iTunes Suit
A suit against Apple, that was originally brought in 2005, will finally head to trial on Tuesday in a California federal court.
According to attorneys for consumers and electronics retailers claims, Apple Inc. used software in its iTunes store that forced would-be song buyers to use iPods instead of cheaper music players made by rivals.
Steve Jobs will make an appearance in a video deposition in the trial. The video will focus on Apple's early dominance in the online music marketplace.
Before 2009, music downloaded from iTunes, could only be played in Apple's iTunes application or on an iPod or iPhone. Even worse, there was a time when iPods could not play songs downloaded from places other than iTunes store.
Jobs' email are also expected to play big role in the trial. He is infamously known for threatening to sue opponents and for promising huge financial incentives for those who agreed to partner with his company.
Apple declined comment outside court, but its attorneys have argued that Apple competed fairly by designing its iTunes updates to provide legitimate security protection and a host of other features desired by consumers, reported billboard.com.
Plaintiffs are demanding $350 million from the Apple for its alleged anticompetitive behavior. Technically, this amount would be like a drop in the bucket for Apple, which made a profit of $8.5 billion last quarter.
