Apple vs Apple: 'mind boggling' pay-out imminent - report

[Mac Reporter]

The Register reports:
By Tony Smith
Published Tuesday 14th September 2004 09:29*GMT
Apple Corp. and Apple Comp. - aka the Beatles and the maker of the Mac - are reported to be on the verge of ending their legal dispute over the latter's right to operate in the music market.

According to a Variety magazine report that mentions "word among the legal community", the two Apples are close to reaching an out-of-court settlement.

And the feeling among the briefs spoken to by the magazine, it claims, is that Apple Comp. is going to have to stump up a very significant sum to the Fab... er... Two.

"People are expecting this to be the biggest settlement anywhere in legal history, outside of a class action suit," said one lawyer. "The numbers could be mind boggling."
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