U.S. federal puppet Denise Cote says Apple e-books antitrust monitor’s term to end

“A U.S. judge on Tuesday agreed to not extend the term of a court-appointed monitor assigned to review Apple Inc’s antitrust compliance program despite the difficult environment the monitor faced in dealing with the iPad maker,” Nate Raymond reports for Reuters.

“The decision from U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan came a day after the U.S. Justice Department recommended not extending the appointment of Michael Bromwich, who was named monitor after Apple was found liable for conspiring to raise e-book prices,” Raymond reports. “Cote said Bromwich had “persevered and made numerous recommendations to Apple for the improvement of its antitrust compliance program,” the vast majority of which Apple implemented. ‘The monitor has ably performed a significant public service in a difficult environment,’ Cote wrote. The decision means that Bromwich’s two-year term will end on Friday.”

Raymond reports, “Apple is considering whether to appeal that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.”

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MacDailyNews Take:

Cote is a vacant-eyed D.O.J. puppet, Bromwich is a nasty little troll, and the whole travesty won’t be set right until the U.S. Supreme Court voids it completely.

The D.O.J. should be required to pay Apple back in full for the wasted time and overpayments to the meddlesome, needless PITA.

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