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He asked Cote -- who had urged Apple before trial to settle -- to "take a fresh and open look" at the evidence, which included testimony from executives for Apple, publishers and Amazon.com. "The government has overreached and now is asking this court to draw inferences and make factual findings that cannot be supported," Snyder said. Snyder said e-book competitor Barnes & Noble was acting in 2010 in a similar fashion as Apple to compete with Amazon because competitive forces in the industry required it. After Snyder and Ryan finished their closing arguments, the judge asked Ryan how he would react to Snyder's characterization of Barnes & Noble's dealings with publishers. "I don't think Barnes & Noble made a deal with publishers to raise prices substantially," the government lawyer said. "I'm not here to say that Barnes & Noble acted appropriately at all times. It's not a concern of Apple to say:
'Why didn't you sue somebody else?'" The trial stemmed from an antitrust lawsuit that the government brought last year against Apple and major publishers. The government has reached settlements with five publishers. Cote is expected to rule this year.
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