IMNAL nor familiar with American Antitrust laws, but wouldn't Apple actions fall under laws against Coercive Monopolies?
Apple are potentially forcing Amazon to price purchases through its iOS application at a higher price to make up on lost margins on sales due to Apples surcharge. Someone is going to pay for that: either Amazon will eat the cost or the consumer will.
What they are effectively creating is a barrier to entry for Amazon conducting business on their platform all the while Apple have a competing offering that is unencumbered by the surcharge.
Now if Apple didn't have there own competing business to Amazons ebook business I wouldn't be as concerned since there is no competitive stake hold in the surcharge. IMO, this issue has Antitrust written all over it.
Apple are potentially forcing Amazon to price purchases through its iOS application at a higher price to make up on lost margins on sales due to Apples surcharge. Someone is going to pay for that: either Amazon will eat the cost or the consumer will.
What they are effectively creating is a barrier to entry for Amazon conducting business on their platform all the while Apple have a competing offering that is unencumbered by the surcharge.
Now if Apple didn't have there own competing business to Amazons ebook business I wouldn't be as concerned since there is no competitive stake hold in the surcharge. IMO, this issue has Antitrust written all over it.