Sounds like DeBeers and the diamond cartel. On Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 03:28 PM, Steve Wozniak wrote: > In recent times the TiBooks and other new products have been > distributed to such dealers months after the Apple Stores got them. > There is now a class action lawsuit about this (anti-trust). I suspect > that Apple is having the dealers to sign an agreement whereby Apple > has no legal worry, whereby it's virtually impossible to win any case > against Apple. That also makes it easier for Apple to cut any of them > off.