XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: marianjones@helpfulpeople.com   
      
   Tyrone wrote:   
   >>  b. You and I use different words for Apple's criminal case in France   
   >   
   > I don't use "words". I use facts. The case was settled out of court. France   
   > OFFERED the settlement. When the plaintiff offers to settle, it means they   
   > know they have no case (or at best a slim chance of winning) so they SETTLE   
   > for a small fine instead.    Since the case was settled OUT OF COURT, no one   
   > is judged to be "guilty".   
   >   
   > Yes, $27.4 million IS a small fine for Apple. They made $124 billion that   
   > year.  That's the equivalent of me paying a $22 fine to settle something out   
   > of court AND not be found guilty of anything.   
      
   For years, Alan Baker tried to tell us all that Apple is above the law   
   simply because Apple can pay any fine that the law legally allows.   
      
   That's an absurd excuse for Apple's sordid behavior.   
   That since Apple is filthy rich, Apple can break the law with abandon.   
      
   It's like saying I can kick the neighbor's dogs all I want simply because   
   the fine is only ten bucks so I can be morally, legally and ethically wrong   
   simply because I can afford the statutory legal criminal penalty.   
      
   Let's ignore that ridiculous excuse that Apple is so rich, they're above   
   the law, since it's not defensible on any legal, moral or logical sense.   
      
   I'm going to respond in a separate thread so that we can hash this out.   
      
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