Imagine being able to buy your iPhone apps directly from designers, bypassing Apple and its fees. That’s the proposition being heard by the US Supreme Court this week. The case is called Apple vs Pepper, a newly- revived action started by disgruntled iPhone owner Robert Pepper. The nine justices began hearing arguments Monday that Apple is monopolizing the market for iPhone apps and causing consumers to pay more than they should.
POSTAL STRIKE OVER
Mail service will resume all across the country at noon Tuesday after the Senate passed legislation ordering an end to five weeks of rotating strikes by postal workers. Royal assent was granted late Monday shortly after senators approved Bill C-89 by a vote of 53-25. Four senators abstained.
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