>eBooks before Apple's price-fixing are no different than eBooks post-price-fixing
That's not true. Apple eliminated windowing. I.e. pre-Apple some ebooks were being delayed for some time after their print releases. Apple's scheme guaranteed they'd be released at the same time. That's a major difference and a major value-add.
That's not entirely accurate; the publishers already knew windowing was stupid and a short term measure. Not every publisher was using windowing. You can read about it on page 25 of the Judje's report.
That's not true. Apple eliminated windowing. I.e. pre-Apple some ebooks were being delayed for some time after their print releases. Apple's scheme guaranteed they'd be released at the same time. That's a major difference and a major value-add.