Having lost such a suit to Microsoft in the 90s, there is an inevitable irony that Apple itself appears to be facing an anti-trust lawsuit in the 2000s! The allegation is being made that Apple's iPod being tied to the Apple iTunes Music Store makes a defacto monopoly, despite the large market elsewhere for digital music and digital audio players. The complaintant has to prove that Apple's ITMS and iPod form their own unique market, and thus lock out all other competition.
I think this is an uphill battle, but it may not be entirely without merit. Of course, Apple can defuse this attack by simple licensing their FairPlay technology to either another MP3 player maker (allowing them to play ITMS music) OR to another music store (allowing them to sell music specifically made for the iPod). I suspect we'll see that happen within a few months, anyway.
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