Soon after that, I left her, but this time I decided to call her every so often and stay in touch with one of her friends, who could fill me in (if only now and then).

NEWYORKER: Clara

While it violates my sense of fairness, having now spoken with several lawyers, including an experienced antitrust lawyer, let me fill you in on what was really going on: Judge Cote was trying to encourage Apple to settle, as have the five publishers sued along with it in the Spring of last year.

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