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Apple faces iPod class action lawsuit

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    Suit claims tech giant violated anti-trust laws

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Into the iPod users could Begin and it well could get in on a class action lawsuit against apple.

A company that created a rival music service is suing apple now.

Claiming apple broke the law by making it so I pods can only play music downloaded on Apple's iTunes.

They say it's unfairly blocking the competition the suit applies to people who bought iPods between the years 2006 and 2009.

The lawyers are here again Arthur and -- class action lawsuit those are fun for lawyers.

I think yeah well.

That everybody's is no money they're not asking for money I I don't exactly know it's unclear as of right now what they want for damages in the I think they want -- just.

Unlock the iphones in the and -- all the iPods and make sure that all of the different platforms where MP threes are located.

Are accessible via the iPod because -- but let's face it it's become omnipresent in our society.

There is no real competitor right to the iPod not that I know I mean -- a -- they exist but nobody really use -- Brett bad but so it's.

The way this country is founded that we don't have but one company can't control everything.

And that's basically what happened with Apple iPod music I -- offer up some examples that we get in trouble.

-- well can I bring my own food into your restaurant that's got to be the dumbest thing I've.

I -- it is.

Did I all -- isn't -- well apple is saying is it.

You want to use my equipment.

Download my music that's so one reason.

It's what's called event with the antitrust laws are all about it only -- went -- -- about it Schick razor blade and put it on -- handle no.

Okay but there are other razor blades there are other -- -- -- you're just starting to buy this one or that would here app.

Apple is basically cornered the market is such a degree does the job market share there is no choice it's all about joy also upping your law firm and I'll do my only war it's why don't I don't know their annual look for a lot of law firms that goes back to 25 -- It's why it's so I can dictate what you know what I don't know I.

It simply wishes he goes back and 2530 years.

To route to the bell telephone system -- basically they would -- wanted only won the telephone provider.

If it all came of the -- bell labs the governments that way to me.

Telephones are everywhere you can't just have one company that provides phones -- phone that we got to break it down one.

Really well I think that anything generally -- there was no there was no dial on the thing you pick it up and Sarah answered was always and if not it was that market in Dallas to get your touch -- beautiful like -- three.

From no we didn't used to all you want Randy are -- through letters is -- wherever you work on -- five and it goes lakeshore road during Randy always gets to have to defend the indefensible have you noticed that I don't I think apple is defensible in the assignment when I mean they do everything you avenue -- law firm -- to -- -- and a fresh and so that was coming go to restaurants.

Apple -- perfectly -- about him playing my stuff.

That's so ridiculous.

Not to apple because he's got their stuff it's it's the rolling.

New iPod you've got a play -- didn't -- to deliveries to thank you.

But it's still being shut off like their delivery system -- the same arguments that they had with cable and satellite back and today and I shouldn't get -- that he.

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