Judge Lets iPhone Antitrust Trial Move Forward

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 10/07/2008 - 23:31

Last year, we wrote about an antitrust lawsuit filed against Apple for sending an update that disabled, or "bricked," the iPhones of people who had changed the firmware to accept outside programs.

While Apple tried to push for a dismissal of the lawsuit, a judge has denied the motion to dismiss and will let the case carry on.

While a full-on antitrust finding seems unlikely, there are elements of the case that may get Apple into trouble down...

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